miscreant (redirected from miscreants)

mis·cre·ant  (mskr-nt)

n.

1. An evildoer; a villain.

2. An infidel; a heretic.

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[Middle English miscreaunt, heretic, from Old French mescreant, present participle of mescroire, to disbelieve : mes-, wrongly, not; see mis-¹ + croire, to believe (from Latin crdere; see kerd- in Indo-European roots).]

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miscre·ant adj.

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miscreant [ˈmɪskrɪənt]

n

1. a wrongdoer or villain

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Archaic an unbeliever or heretic

adj

1. evil or villainous

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Archaic unbelieving or heretical

[from Old French mescreant unbelieving, from mes- mis-¹ + creant, ultimately from Latin credere to believe]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

miscreant - a person without moral scruples reprobate offender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil law degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior black sheep, scapegrace - a reckless and unprincipled reprobate wretch - performs some wicked deed

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miscreant

noun

wrongdoer, criminal, villain, rogue, sinner, rascal, scoundrel, scally (Northwest English dialect), vagabond, knave (archaic), reprobate, malefactor, blackguard, evildoer, caitiff (archaic), skelm (S. African) Local people demanded that the magistrate apprehend the miscreants.

adjective

criminal, corrupt, evil, vicious, wicked, depraved, rascally, reprehensible, scoundrelly, villainous, unprincipled, nefarious, iniquitous, reprobate They can force miscreant firms to cease trading.

Translations

miscreant [ˈmɪskrɪənt] N → sinvergüenza mf, bellaco/a m/f

miscreant

n (old) → Bösewicht m (old), → Schurke m