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 [miss-kree-ant]

Noun

a wrongdoer or villain [Old French mescreant unbelieving]

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