NOUN | act | shenanigan, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others |
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act | shenanigan, trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile | the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) |
Sounds | shahnae'nihgahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others. | |
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Synonyms | mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness | |
Narrower | hell, blaze | noisy and unrestrained / unrestrained mischief |
monkey business | mischievous or deceitful behavior | |
vandalism, hooliganism, malicious mischief | Willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others | |
Broader | misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed | Improper or wicked or immoral behavior |
Spanish | bellaquería, bribonería, diablura, malicia, truhanería | |
Catalan | berganteria, brivallada, diableria, entremaliadura, truaneria |
Meaning | The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them). | |
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Synonyms | trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile | |
Narrower | fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on | Something intended to deceive |
jugglery | artful trickery designed to achieve an end | |
Broader | deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation | The act of deceiving / deceiving |
Spanish | ardid, argucia, arte, artería, astucia, embaucamiento, engaño, estratagema, farfolla, fullería, picaresca, sofisma, treta | |
Catalan | ardit, arteria, art, astúcia, engalipada, estratagema, farfolla, sofisma |
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