Definition of scoundrel in English:

scoundrel

noun ˈskaʊndr(ə)lˈskaʊndrəl

A dishonest or unscrupulous person; a rogue.
that scoundrel sets a bad example for the other young men
Example sentencesExamples
- Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled.
- These scoundrels succeed in politics only on the basis of their guile, their cunning, or basically their ability to delude people into falling in line with the rhetoric they throw up.
- His report denouncing the investment world as a pack of scoundrels was met with jubilation in many quarters.
- His book is populated with scoundrels, megalomaniacs, psychopaths, manipulators and sadists - people he happens to find interesting.
- It was clearly a haven for thieves, pickpockets, scoundrels, and worse.
- The popular appreciation is that our politicians are scoundrels and rascals and therefore interesting.
- The athletes who take drugs to gain a secret advantage over those who obey the rules are cheats and scoundrels.
- How long must the majority of the Scottish people continue to elect such deceitful scoundrels and charlatans who masquerade as champions of the working class in our country?
- That did not stop all sorts of scoundrels from defaming us.
- Thankfully the little scoundrels dropped Lucky and apologised before running off, but still - why try and steal my old cat?
- Sad to say, it might take more than a mere honest election to remove the scoundrels.
- Hypocrites, cranks and scoundrels have always been with us, on both sides of the aisle.
- For avoiding all the rhetoric and telling the naked truth, they have sacked me… those scoundrels!
- But patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel - especially a scoundrel facing electoral decimation within months!
- For all the trouble the scoundrels had imposed upon us, my rage was aimed at this one man who had caused the worst of my own experience.
- Blaming the masses for electing ‘rogues, scoundrels and even worse’ to power, it went on to express no confidence in any of the political parties.
- A few scoundrels will toss bags into a lane or a ditch (or sneak them out to their neighbour's curb).
- He presents his advisors and confidantes as ignorant dupes at best and scoundrels at worst.
- In a sense we're learning that perhaps the Feds are getting tough on these corporate scoundrels.
- Children must be removed from these scoundrels as early as possible and be taught correct facts and values by Party-approved professionals.
Synonyms
rogue, rascal, good-for-nothing, reprobate, unprincipled person
cheat, swindler, fraudster, trickster, charlatan
informal villain, bastard, beast, son of a bitch, s.o.b., rat, louse, swine, dog, hound, skunk, heel, snake, snake in the grass, wretch, scumbag, bad egg, stinker
British informal scrote
Irish informal sleeveen, spalpeen
North American informal rat fink
informal, dated rotter, bounder, blighter
vulgar slang shit, bugger
North American vulgar slang motherfucker, mother, mofo
dated cad, ne'er-do-well
archaic blackguard, miscreant, knave, dastard, vagabond, varlet, wastrel, rapscallion, whoreson

Derivatives

scoundreldom

noun

scoundrelism

noun ˈskaʊndr(ə)lɪz(ə)mˈskaʊndrəˌlɪzəm

The great cities reek with respectable as much as non-respectable robbery and scoundrelism.
Example sentencesExamples
- The author of one of the nation's early art histories commented that ‘New Yorkers make too much money to care whether their city is given over or not to scoundrelism.’

scoundrelly

adjective ˈskaʊndr(ə)liˈskaʊndrəli

Look no further than the scoundrelly bookseller and publisher to Oscar Wilde who described himself as a dealer in ‘smut’.

Origin

Late 16th century: of unknown origin.

Definition of scoundrel in US English:

scoundrel

nounˈskaʊndrəlˈskoundrəl

A dishonest or unscrupulous person; a rogue.
that scoundrel sets a bad example for the other young men
Example sentencesExamples
- How long must the majority of the Scottish people continue to elect such deceitful scoundrels and charlatans who masquerade as champions of the working class in our country?
- His book is populated with scoundrels, megalomaniacs, psychopaths, manipulators and sadists - people he happens to find interesting.
- But patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel - especially a scoundrel facing electoral decimation within months!
- For avoiding all the rhetoric and telling the naked truth, they have sacked me… those scoundrels!
- That did not stop all sorts of scoundrels from defaming us.
- The athletes who take drugs to gain a secret advantage over those who obey the rules are cheats and scoundrels.
- Thankfully the little scoundrels dropped Lucky and apologised before running off, but still - why try and steal my old cat?
- His report denouncing the investment world as a pack of scoundrels was met with jubilation in many quarters.
- Blaming the masses for electing ‘rogues, scoundrels and even worse’ to power, it went on to express no confidence in any of the political parties.
- For all the trouble the scoundrels had imposed upon us, my rage was aimed at this one man who had caused the worst of my own experience.
- It was clearly a haven for thieves, pickpockets, scoundrels, and worse.
- Hypocrites, cranks and scoundrels have always been with us, on both sides of the aisle.
- Children must be removed from these scoundrels as early as possible and be taught correct facts and values by Party-approved professionals.
- Sad to say, it might take more than a mere honest election to remove the scoundrels.
- These scoundrels succeed in politics only on the basis of their guile, their cunning, or basically their ability to delude people into falling in line with the rhetoric they throw up.
- Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled.
- He presents his advisors and confidantes as ignorant dupes at best and scoundrels at worst.
- A few scoundrels will toss bags into a lane or a ditch (or sneak them out to their neighbour's curb).
- The popular appreciation is that our politicians are scoundrels and rascals and therefore interesting.
- In a sense we're learning that perhaps the Feds are getting tough on these corporate scoundrels.
Synonyms
rogue, rascal, good-for-nothing, reprobate, unprincipled person

Origin

Late 16th century: of unknown origin.

单词	scoundrel
释义	Definition of scoundrel in English: scoundrel noun ˈskaʊndr(ə)lˈskaʊndrəl A dishonest or unscrupulous person; a rogue. that scoundrel sets a bad example for the other young men Example sentencesExamples Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. These scoundrels succeed in politics only on the basis of their guile, their cunning, or basically their ability to delude people into falling in line with the rhetoric they throw up. His report denouncing the investment world as a pack of scoundrels was met with jubilation in many quarters. His book is populated with scoundrels, megalomaniacs, psychopaths, manipulators and sadists - people he happens to find interesting. It was clearly a haven for thieves, pickpockets, scoundrels, and worse. The popular appreciation is that our politicians are scoundrels and rascals and therefore interesting. The athletes who take drugs to gain a secret advantage over those who obey the rules are cheats and scoundrels. How long must the majority of the Scottish people continue to elect such deceitful scoundrels and charlatans who masquerade as champions of the working class in our country? That did not stop all sorts of scoundrels from defaming us. Thankfully the little scoundrels dropped Lucky and apologised before running off, but still - why try and steal my old cat? Sad to say, it might take more than a mere honest election to remove the scoundrels. Hypocrites, cranks and scoundrels have always been with us, on both sides of the aisle. For avoiding all the rhetoric and telling the naked truth, they have sacked me… those scoundrels! But patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel - especially a scoundrel facing electoral decimation within months! For all the trouble the scoundrels had imposed upon us, my rage was aimed at this one man who had caused the worst of my own experience. Blaming the masses for electing ‘rogues, scoundrels and even worse’ to power, it went on to express no confidence in any of the political parties. A few scoundrels will toss bags into a lane or a ditch (or sneak them out to their neighbour's curb). He presents his advisors and confidantes as ignorant dupes at best and scoundrels at worst. In a sense we're learning that perhaps the Feds are getting tough on these corporate scoundrels. Children must be removed from these scoundrels as early as possible and be taught correct facts and values by Party-approved professionals. Synonyms rogue, rascal, good-for-nothing, reprobate, unprincipled person cheat, swindler, fraudster, trickster, charlatan informal villain, bastard, beast, son of a bitch, s.o.b., rat, louse, swine, dog, hound, skunk, heel, snake, snake in the grass, wretch, scumbag, bad egg, stinker British informal scrote Irish informal sleeveen, spalpeen North American informal rat fink informal, dated rotter, bounder, blighter vulgar slang shit, bugger North American vulgar slang motherfucker, mother, mofo dated cad, ne'er-do-well archaic blackguard, miscreant, knave, dastard, vagabond, varlet, wastrel, rapscallion, whoreson Derivatives scoundreldom noun scoundrelism noun ˈskaʊndr(ə)lɪz(ə)mˈskaʊndrəˌlɪzəm The great cities reek with respectable as much as non-respectable robbery and scoundrelism. Example sentencesExamples The author of one of the nation's early art histories commented that ‘New Yorkers make too much money to care whether their city is given over or not to scoundrelism.’ scoundrelly adjective ˈskaʊndr(ə)liˈskaʊndrəli Look no further than the scoundrelly bookseller and publisher to Oscar Wilde who described himself as a dealer in ‘smut’. Origin Late 16th century: of unknown origin. Definition of scoundrel in US English: scoundrel nounˈskaʊndrəlˈskoundrəl A dishonest or unscrupulous person; a rogue. that scoundrel sets a bad example for the other young men Example sentencesExamples How long must the majority of the Scottish people continue to elect such deceitful scoundrels and charlatans who masquerade as champions of the working class in our country? His book is populated with scoundrels, megalomaniacs, psychopaths, manipulators and sadists - people he happens to find interesting. But patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel - especially a scoundrel facing electoral decimation within months! For avoiding all the rhetoric and telling the naked truth, they have sacked me… those scoundrels! That did not stop all sorts of scoundrels from defaming us. The athletes who take drugs to gain a secret advantage over those who obey the rules are cheats and scoundrels. Thankfully the little scoundrels dropped Lucky and apologised before running off, but still - why try and steal my old cat? His report denouncing the investment world as a pack of scoundrels was met with jubilation in many quarters. Blaming the masses for electing ‘rogues, scoundrels and even worse’ to power, it went on to express no confidence in any of the political parties. For all the trouble the scoundrels had imposed upon us, my rage was aimed at this one man who had caused the worst of my own experience. It was clearly a haven for thieves, pickpockets, scoundrels, and worse. Hypocrites, cranks and scoundrels have always been with us, on both sides of the aisle. Children must be removed from these scoundrels as early as possible and be taught correct facts and values by Party-approved professionals. Sad to say, it might take more than a mere honest election to remove the scoundrels. These scoundrels succeed in politics only on the basis of their guile, their cunning, or basically their ability to delude people into falling in line with the rhetoric they throw up. Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. He presents his advisors and confidantes as ignorant dupes at best and scoundrels at worst. A few scoundrels will toss bags into a lane or a ditch (or sneak them out to their neighbour's curb). The popular appreciation is that our politicians are scoundrels and rascals and therefore interesting. In a sense we're learning that perhaps the Feds are getting tough on these corporate scoundrels. Synonyms rogue, rascal, good-for-nothing, reprobate, unprincipled person Origin Late 16th century: of unknown origin.
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