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Treacherous vs Mischievous - What's the difference?

treacherous | mischievous |

As adjectives the difference between treacherous and mischievous

is that treacherous is exhibiting treachery while mischievous is causing mischief; injurious.

treacherous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Exhibiting treachery.
  • Deceitful; inclined to betray.
  • Unreliable; dangerous.
    • a treacherous mountain trail

    Antonyms

    * (exhibiting treachery) loyal

    Related terms

    * treacher * treachery * trick * trickster * tricky

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    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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