miscreant

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

mécréant

gaddar

Schurke

🦹‍♂️

scelerata

vicdansız

zalim

schurk

gredin

gemein

mécréante

αχρείος

Monster

ουτιδανός

αδίστακτος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɪs.kɹi.ənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: myscreaunt

In summary

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