Added 9 October 2026
mischief
/ˈmɪsˌt͡ʃiːf/ noun
Latin root: caput Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mischief at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From Middle English myschef, meschef, meschief, mischef, from Old French meschief, from meschever (“to bring to grief”), from mes- (“badly”) + chever (“happen; come to a head”), from Vulgar Latin *capare, from Latin caput (“head”).
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