different between disobedient vs mischievous

English

Etymology

From Old French desobedient; morphologically, from dis- +? obedient.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s.??bi?.d??nt/

Adjective

disobedient (comparative more disobedient, superlative most disobedient)

1. Not obedient.

Derived terms

• disobediently

Related terms

• disobedience

Translations

Noun

disobedient (plural disobedients)

1. One who disobeys.
   • 1972, Social Theory and Practice (volume 2, page 493)

     Since civil disobedients act conscientiously, Cohen believes that “extra-long prison terms will not make better men of these disobedients, nor much deter others of similar conviction.”

English

Alternative forms

• mischievious, mischevious (nonstandard forms)

Etymology

From Middle English myschevous, mischevous, from Anglo-Norman meschevous, from Old French meschever, from mes- (“mis-”) + chever (“come to an end”) (from chef (“head”)). Synchronically analyzable as mischief +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?s.t???.v?s/, /?m?s.t???.v?s/
• (nonstandard) /m?s.?t??i?.vi.?s/ (often along with the nonstandard spelling misch(i)evious)
• (dated) /m?s.?t??i?.v?s/

Adjective

mischievous (comparative more mischievous, superlative most mischievous)

1. Causing mischief; injurious.
2. Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved.

   Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved.

Usage notes

The spelling "misch(i)evious" and similar ones can be found since the 16th century, so the corresponding pronunciation is at least as old. But despite being common in a wide range of social classes today, these spellings and the corresponding pronunciation are still considered nonstandard and often viewed as incorrect.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• mischievously
• mischievousness

Translations

Further reading

• mischievous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• mischievous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• mischievous at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• mischevious