Shenanigan — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃᵻnˈænɪɡən/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃɪnˈanɪɡən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃɪnˈanɪɡən/

4 syllables Say it as /ʃᵻnˈænɪɡən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

devilry deviltry devilment roguery guile mischief-making rascality wile chicanery mischievousness chicane mischief roguishness trickery

Word Forms

mischievous	adjective	deliberately causing harm or damage
devil	verb	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
roguish	adjective	lacking principles or scruples; ; - W.M. Thackaray
trick	verb	deceive somebody
chicane	verb	defeat someone through trickery or deceit
wily	adjective	marked by skill in deception

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spielereien

rücksichtsloses oder böswilliges Verhalten, das bei anderen Unbehagen oder Ärger hervorruft

🇫🇷French

manigance

comportement imprudent ou malveillant qui provoque un inconfort ou une gêne chez les autres

🇪🇸Spanish

travesuras

Comportamiento imprudente o malicioso que causa incomodidad o molestia en otros.

🇮🇹Italian

imbroglio

comportamento imprudente o malevolo che provoca disagio o fastidio negli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

trucje

roekeloos of kwaadwillig gedrag dat bij anderen ongemak of ergernis veroorzaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

travessura

comportamento imprudente ou malicioso que causa desconforto ou aborrecimento em outras pessoas

🇷🇺Russian

махинация

безрассудное или злонамеренное поведение, вызывающее дискомфорт или раздражение у других

India

🇮🇳Hindi

षडयंत्र

लापरवाह या दुर्भावनापूर्ण व्यवहार जो दूसरों में असुविधा या झुंझलाहट का कारण बनता है

🇧🇩Bengali

শেননিগান

বেপরোয়া বা দূষিত আচরণ যা অন্যদের মধ্যে অস্বস্তি বা বিরক্তির কারণ হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மூர்க்கத்தனமான

மற்றவர்களுக்கு அசௌகரியம் அல்லது எரிச்சலை ஏற்படுத்தும் பொறுப்பற்ற அல்லது தீங்கிழைக்கும் நடத்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

హేనానిగన్

ఇతరులలో అసౌకర్యం లేదా చికాకు కలిగించే నిర్లక్ష్య లేదా హానికరమైన ప్రవర్తన

🇮🇳Marathi

शेननिगन

बेपर्वा किंवा दुर्भावनापूर्ण वर्तन ज्यामुळे इतरांना अस्वस्थता किंवा चीड येते

🇮🇳Gujarati

શેનાનિગન

અવિચારી અથવા દૂષિત વર્તન જે અન્ય લોકોમાં અસ્વસ્થતા અથવા હેરાનગતિનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೇಡಿತನ

ಅಜಾಗರೂಕ ಅಥವಾ ದುರುದ್ದೇಶಪೂರಿತ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯು ಇತರರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಯನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷെനാനിഗൻ

മറ്റുള്ളവരിൽ അസ്വസ്ഥതയോ ശല്യമോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന അശ്രദ്ധമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്ഷുദ്രകരമായ പെരുമാറ്റം

🇵🇰Urdu

شینانیگن

لاپرواہی یا بدنیتی پر مبنی سلوک جو دوسروں میں تکلیف یا جھنجھلاہٹ کا باعث بنتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶作剧

导致他人不适或烦恼的鲁莽或恶意行为

🇯🇵Japanese

悪ふざけ

他人に不快感や迷惑を与える無謀または悪意のある行動

🇰🇷Korean

헛소리

다른 사람에게 불편함이나 짜증을 유발하는 무모하거나 악의적인 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trò tai quái

hành vi liều lĩnh hoặc độc hại gây khó chịu hoặc khó chịu cho người khác

🇹🇭Thai

เชนานิแกน

พฤติกรรมประมาทหรือเป็นอันตรายที่ทำให้ผู้อื่นไม่สบายใจหรือรำคาญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejahatan

perilaku sembrono atau jahat yang menyebabkan ketidaknyamanan atau gangguan pada orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

kalokohan

walang ingat o malisyosong pag-uugali na nagdudulot ng discomfort o inis sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

fitnah

tingkah laku melulu atau berniat jahat yang menyebabkan ketidakselesaan atau kegusaran pada orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خدعة

السلوك المتهور أو الخبيث الذي يسبب الانزعاج أو الانزعاج للآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

شیطنت

رفتار بی پروا یا بدخواهانه که باعث ناراحتی یا آزار دیگران می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

saçmalık

Başkalarında rahatsızlığa veya rahatsızlığa neden olan dikkatsiz veya kötü niyetli davranışlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

שנאניגן

התנהגות פזיזה או זדונית הגורמת לאי נוחות או לעצבנות אצל אחרים

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The primary meaning of 'shenanigan' is 'reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others'.

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Using 'shenanigan' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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