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devilment.

Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɛv(ɪ)lm(ə)nt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɛv(ə)lm(ə)nt/General-American
  1. Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.

    uncountable · usually
  2. A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.

    countable · uncountable · usually
  3. Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.

    countable · uncountable · usually
  4. Something cleverly constructed.

    countable · uncountable · usually
  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.

    countable · humorous · often · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From devil + -ment (suffix forming nouns indicating the actions or results of what is denoted by the words it is attached to).

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