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devilment
noun dev·il·ment \ˈde-vəl-mənt, -ˌment\
: behavior that causes trouble : a desire to cause trouble
Full Definition of DEVILMENT
: mischief
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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
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
DEVILMENT Defined for Kids
devilment
noun dev·il·ment \ˈde-vəl-mənt\
Definition of DEVILMENT for Kids
: mischief 1
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