Wiktionary:Word of the day/2022/October 31

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Word of the day
for October 31
devilment n
  1. (uncountable) Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
  2. (countable)
    1. A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
    2. Something considered cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.
    3. Something cleverly constructed.
    4. (often humorous) A dish which is devilled (“made piquant or spicy”); a devil; also, the elements of the dish which make it spicy, or the piquancy or spiciness of the dish.

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