miscreant

mis·cre·ant

M0332300 (mĭs′krē-ənt)n.1. One who behaves badly, often by breaking rules of conduct or the law.2. Archaic One who does not believe in a certain religion; an infidel or 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 crēdere; see kerd- in Indo-European roots).]

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mis′cre·ant adj.

miscreant

(ˈmɪskrɪənt) n1. a wrongdoer or villain2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) archaic an unbeliever or hereticadj3. evil or villainous4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) archaic unbelieving or heretical[C14: from Old French mescreant unbelieving, from mes- mis-¹ + creant, ultimately from Latin credere to believe]

mis•cre•ant

(ˈmɪs kri ənt)

adj. 1. depraved; villainous. 2. heretical. n. 3. a vicious or depraved person. 4. heretic; infidel. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French mescreant unbelieving =mes- mis-¹ + creant « Latin crēdentem, derivative present participle of crēdere to believe] mis′cre•an•cy, n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

miscreant - a person without moral scruples reprobateoffender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil lawdegenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behaviorblack sheep, scapegrace - a reckless and unprincipled reprobatewretch - performs some wicked deed

miscreant

noun1. 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.adjective1. criminal, corrupt, evil, vicious, wicked, depraved, rascally, reprehensible, scoundrelly, villainous, unprincipled, nefarious, iniquitous, reprobate They can force miscreant firms to cease trading.

miscreant

adjectiveUtterly reprehensible in nature or behavior:corrupt, degenerate, depraved, flagitious, perverse, rotten, unhealthy, villainous.

Translations

criminale