Word of the day: Mischief

Word of the day

Mischief: dano, prejuízo, injúria, travessura, brincadeira de mau gosto

Synonyms: devilishness, devilment, devilry diablerie, knavery, mischievousness, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan(s)

“It's hard to keep him out of mischief.”

”The children claimed that setting off a firecracker was harmless mischief, but they got a lecture anyway.”

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Word of the day: Outrage

Outrage:  ultraje, afronta, injúria, indignidade, ofensa,  excesso, abuso, ultrajar, insultar, injuriar,  exceder-se,  abuser,  violar, estuprar

Synonyms: affront, barb, brickbat, cut, dart, dig, dis, epithet, gird, indignity, name, offense, insult, personality, poke, put-down, sarcasm, slap,slight, slur/ an act of violence or brutality

“Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 270 victims. He was 60.” www.washingtonpost.com)

“Many people expressed outrage at the court's decision.”(www.merriam-webster.com)