Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mischieve

/mɪsˈtʃiːv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-chieve
IPA: /mɪsˈtʃiːv/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete

verb

To damage, do harm to; to injure.

Example Sentences

"thenne sire Tristram wold make no lenger delayes but lasshed at sir Lamorak / & thus they foughte longe /[…]/ Thenne sir Tristram seid to sir Lamorak in alle my lyf mette I neuer with suche a knyght that was soo bygge and well brethed as ye be / therfore said syre Tristram hit were pyte / that ony of vs both shold here be meschyeued"
"I have read of Augustine, that once by wandring out of his way, he escaped one who lay in wait to mischieve him;"
"[…] ſo when the two Ladders were taken down, no Man living could come down to me without miſchieving himſelf; […]"

Etymology

From Middle English myscheven, from Old French meschever, from mes- + chever.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: myscheven, meschever

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mɪsˈtʃiːv/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

mischieves (present, singular) mischieving (participle, present) mischieved (participle, past) mischieved (past) mischief (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce mischieve?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈtʃiːv/.
What does mischieve mean?: To destroy.
Where does mischieve come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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