n.
- A thoroughly unprincipled person; a scoundrel.
- A foul-mouthed person.
To abuse verbally; revile.
blackguardism black'guard·ism n.
blackguardly black'guard·ly adj. & adv.
Dictionary:
black·guard (blăg'ərd, -ärd')
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| Devil's Dictionary: blackguard |
n.
A man whose qualities, prepared for display like a box of berries in a market -- the fine ones on top -- have been opened on the wrong side. An inverted gentleman.
| WordNet: blackguard |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
someone who is morally reprehensible
Synonyms: cad, bounder, dog, hound, heel
The verb blackguard has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
subject to laughter or ridicule
Synonyms: ridicule, guy, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun
Meaning #2:
use foul or abusive language towards
Synonyms: abuse, clapperclaw, shout
| Translations: Blackguard |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - slyngel, tølper, skurk
v. tr. - sjofle, behandle slyngelagtigt
Nederlands (Dutch)
bandiet, smeerlap, uitschelden
Français (French)
n. - fripouille
v. tr. - s'encanailler
Deutsch (German)
n. - Bandit, Ganove
v. - Lump schimpfen, als Lump behandeln
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κάθαρμα, παλιάνθρωπος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - vilão (m)
Русский (Russian)
негодяй, мерзавец
Español (Spanish)
n. - sinvergüenza, canalla
v. tr. - injuriar, vilipendiar
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skurk, slyngel
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
无赖, 流氓, 辱骂, 行为如流氓
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 無賴, 流氓
v. tr. - 辱罵, 行為如流氓
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 건달
v. tr. - ~에서 깡패 같은 말씨를 쓰다, 욕지거리하다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ごろつき
v. - ののしる
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نذل, سافل
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - נבל
v. tr. - ניבל את פיו
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