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Mischievous vs Infest - What's the difference?

mischievous | infest |

As adjectives the difference between mischievous and infest

is that mischievous is causing mischief; injurious while infest is (obsolete) mischievous; hurtful; harassing.

As a verb infest is

to inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers.

mischievous

English

Alternative forms

* mischievious, mischevious (common misspellings)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing mischief; injurious.
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  • Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved.
    • Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved.

    Synonyms

    * (causing mischief) harmful, hurtful, detrimental, noxious, pernicious, destructive; see also * (badly-behaved) badly-behaved, naughty

    Derived terms

    * mischievously * mischievousness

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    infest

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers
    • Insects are infesting my basement!
  • (pathology, of a parasite) To invade a host plant or animal

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) mischievous; hurtful; harassing
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