1. playful or mischievous acts; pranks or tricks intended to cause trouble or amusement
Usage: plural form; informal; often used to describe harmless but annoying behavior
2. wicked or evil acts; malicious behavior
Usage: plural form; less common than the playful sense

Examples

• The children's devilments included hiding their teacher's chalk and rearranging the classroom furniture.
• His youthful devilments were mostly harmless pranks that made his friends laugh.
• The twins were known for their constant devilments around the house.
• She blamed the dog for the devilments in the garden, but it was actually the neighborhood kids.
• Their devilments escalated from simple jokes to more serious troublemaking.
• The old stories spoke of the devilments committed by the villain in the dark forest.