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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnfug
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʊn.fʊk
"Die Kinder waren voller Unfug."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Behavior that causes harm or trouble, often in a playful or mischievous way.
"The children were full of mischief, playing pranks on each other." - 2
A playful or troublesome act.
"His mischief led to a lot of laughter among his friends."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'meschief', coming from Old French 'meschef', meaning 'a bad outcome' or 'misfortune', formed from the prefix 'mes-' (bad/wrong) and 'chef' (head/end). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a disastrous event or misfortune to annoying, playful, or mildly malicious behavior, particularly in children.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mischief" is said worldwide
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espièglerie
Transliteration: espièglerie
"Les enfants étaient pleins d'espièglerie."
Unfug
Transliteration: ˈʊn.fʊk
"Die Kinder waren voller Unfug."
birichinata
Transliteration: bi-ri-chi-na-ta
"I bambini erano pieni di birichinate."
travieso
Transliteration: tra-vie-so
"Los niños estaban llenos de travesuras."
travessura
Transliteration: tra-ves-su-ra
"As crianças estavam cheias de travessuras."
शरारत
Transliteration: sharaarat
"बच्चे शरारतों से भरे हुए थे।"
恶作剧
Transliteration: è zuò jù
"孩子们充满了恶作剧。"
장난
Transliteration: jangnan
"아이들은 장난으로 가득 차 있었다."
いたずら
Transliteration: itazura
"子供たちはいたずらでいっぱいだった。"
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