devilment

dev·il·ment

noun \ˈde-v^əl-mənt, -ˌment\

Definition of DEVILMENT

: mischief

Examples of DEVILMENT

1. Ruffians were breaking windows out of sheer devilment.
2. <his devilment at school remains the stuff of local legend>

First Known Use of DEVILMENT

1771

Related to DEVILMENT

Synonyms: devilishness, mischief, devilry (or deviltry), diablerie, espièglerie, hob, impishness, knavery, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan(s), waggery, waggishness, wickedness

Related Words: diabolicalness, misbehavior, misconduct, naughtiness, troublemaking; buffoonery, friskiness, playfulness, sportiveness; chicanery, trickery; goings-on, hanky-panky, high jinks (also hijinks), monkey business, monkeying, monkeyshine(s), skylarking, tomfoolery; horseplay, roughhousing; antic, caper, dido, practical joke, trick; aggravation, annoyance, exasperation, irritation

Near Antonyms: gravitas, gravity, seriousness, solemnity, solemnness

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Rhymes with DEVILMENT

accident, aliment, Blaenau Gwent, circumvent, compartment, complement, compliment, confident, diffident, discontent, document, evident, heaven-sent, implement, incident, instrument, Jack-a-Lent, malcontent, nonevent, Occident, ornament, orient, provident, regiment, reinvent, represent, re-present, resident, Saint-Laurent, sediment, self-content, subsequent, supplement