devilment
/ˈdɛv(ɪ)lm(ə)nt/noun
High School
1
Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
2
A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
3
Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.
4
Something cleverly constructed.
5
A dish which is devilled (“made piquant or spicy”); a devil; also, the elements of the dish which make it spicy, or the piquancy or spiciness of the dish.
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