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Destroy vs Mischieve - What's the difference?

destroy | mischieve |

As verbs the difference between destroy and mischieve

is that destroy is
to damage beyond use or repair
while mischieve is (label) to destroy.

destroy

English

Verb

  • To damage beyond use or repair.
  • The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
  • To cause destruction.
  • ''Hooligans destroy unprovoked
  • To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
  • ''Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate
  • To put down or euthanize.
  • Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
  • (colloquial) To defeat soundly.
  • (computing) To remove data.
  • The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.

    Synonyms

    * annihilate * break * demolish * kill * ruin * waste * See also

    Antonyms

    * build * construct * create * make * raise * repair

    Derived terms

    * destroyable * destroyer * destroyer escort * destroying angel

    mischieve

    English

    Alternative forms

    * myscheve

    Verb

    (mischiev)
  • (label) To destroy.
  • To damage, do harm to; to injure.
  • *:
  • *: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