In this article we will study the word "mischievous". At first glance, this is a simple concept, but when we get to know its origin and learn related words of the same root, the meaning may change. Consider the lexical meaning of the concept, give synonyms, and in the end we will learn to use this word in speech.
Etymology of the word "mischievous"
This word is of Old Russian origin. The roots of “dawn”, “dawn”, “dawn”, “dawn” are literally understood in the meaning of “eye”, “visibility”, “gaze”, that is, they refer to vision. For example, this root is found in such words as “gaze”, “shame”, “gap”, “shameful”. In all these cases, “dawning” has the meaning of some action or inaction seen in front of others.
So the word "mischievous" should also have the meaning of what he saw. If you think and imagine in what situations we use this concept, we get the following. It’s easy for naughty people to imagine a boy who is fooling around, running, waving his hands and screaming cheerfully. But this boy does not behave like this when he is alone, but when there are other people around. That is, the mischievous attracts attention.
The lexical meaning of the word "mischievous"
In the dictionaries of D. N. Ushakov and S. I. Ozhegov, this definition is explained as something or someone prone to mischief and pranks. But mischievous can be not only a person. Therefore, this word has three meanings:
- A man, and most often a child who loves to play pranks. A baby boy is a mischievous child.
- Something full of mischief. It can be behavior, game, fun.
- In a negative sense - scandalous, uncontrollable and violent.
Next, we will consider several synonyms to make it easier to imagine what is at stake:
- provocative;
- cheerful;
- crazy;
- spoiled;
- hooligan;
- violent;
- ungovernable;
- shebutnoy;
- clockwork;
- mischievous;
- poor;
- shy;
- whooping.
There are many synonyms for the word "mischievous", and all of them generally indicate the active behavior of someone with a negative connotation.
Examples of use
The best thing to understand is practice. Therefore it is so important to study examples of the use of the word. They can clearly show how it works in live speech.
Here are some examples:
- Lisa is a brave girl and a little mischievous.
- Boys, calm down, please stop these naughty games.
- When it happened, Ivan drank more than he should, he became violent and mischievous.
- What naughty are these little monkeys.
The concept under study is easily and simply comprehended by us when the history of the origin of the word is given, when there are synonyms. And most importantly, we saw this word in action. "Mischievous" does not mean bad, the shade of negative and positive varies depending on the context.