mischief

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

harm, injury: P. and V. βλάβη, ἡ, βλάβος, τό, ζημία, ἡ, V. πῆμα, τό, πημονή, ἡ, ἄτη, ἡ.

evil: P. and V. κακόν, τό.

ill-doing: P. and V. πανουργία, ἡ, P. κακουργία, ἡ.

piece of mischief: P. κακούργημα, τό.

do (a person) a mischief: P. and V. βλάπτειν (acc.), κακοῦν (acc.), κακουργεῖν (acc.), ἀδικεῖν (acc.), Ar. and V. πημαίνειν (acc.) (also Plato but rare P.); see injure.

make mischief between, set by the ears: Ar. and P. διιστάναι (acc.).

I fear she may be up to some mischief: Ar. δέδοικα μή τι δρᾷ νεώτερον (Ecclesiazusae 338).

sauciness: P. and V. ὕβρις, ἡ.

spite: P. and V. φθόνος, ὁ; see spite.