miscreant

The definition of a miscreant is an evil person or a person who behaves badly, gets into trouble and breaks the law.

(noun)

A troublemaker who is always getting arrested is an example of a miscreant.

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See miscreant in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. villainous; evil
  2. Archaic unbelieving or heretical

Origin: OFr, unbelieving < mes- (see mis-) + creant, prp. of croire, to believe < L credere: see creed

noun

  1. an evil person; criminal; villain
  2. Archaic an unbeliever or heretic

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See miscreant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An evildoer; a villain.
  2. An infidel; a heretic.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English miscreaunt, heretic

Origin: , from Old French mescreant

Origin: , present participle of mescroire, to disbelieve

Origin: : mes-, wrongly, not; see mis-1

Origin: + croire, to believe (from Latin crēdere; see kerd- in Indo-European roots)

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Related Forms:

  • misˈcre·ant adjective

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