miscreant

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.
2. Holding an incorrect religious belief.

Noun

1. One who has behaved badly, or illegally.
2. One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain.
3. One who holds a false religious belief; a misbeliever.

Concepts

mécréant

gredin

mécréante

sans scrupules

Synonymes

scoundrel

reprobate

rascal

villain

🦹‍♂️

rapscallion

brute

heterodox

culprit

fiend

fierce

foul

heretic

heretical

hoodlum

infamous

knave

lowlife

malfeasant

offender

rascally

rogue

rotter

Satan

scalawag

scamp

scapegrace

scummy

scurrilous

scurvy

skunk

🦨

spoilt

troublemaker

vile

villainous

wretch

wrongdoer

Evil One

mischievous person

naughty child

ungrateful fellow

blackguard

scurrile

broken

con man

criminal

crook

delinquent

depraved

devil

evildoer

Traductions

vicdansız

gemein

schurk

gaddar

zalim

Schurke

🦹‍♂️

scelerata

Monster

αγύρτης

Missetäter

αδίστακτος

αχρείος

ουτιδανός

rèprobe

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɪs.kɹi.ənt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: myscreaunt

In summary

From Middle English myscreaunt, miscreaunt, from Old French mescreant (1080) "mis-believer", present participle of mescreire "to misbelieve" (modern mécroire).