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miscreant
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mis·cre·ant  (mskr-nt)
n.
1. An evildoer; a villain.
2. An infidel; a heretic.

[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).]

miscre·ant adj.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.miscreant - a person without moral scruples
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

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
Translations
miscreant [ˈmɪskrɪənt] Nsinvergüenza mf, bellaco/a m/f
miscreant
n (old)Bösewicht m (old), → Schurke m


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