- An evildoer; a villain.
- An infidel; a heretic.
[Middle English miscreaunt, heretic, from Old French mescreant, present participle of mescroire, to disbelieve : mes-, wrongly, not; see
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[Middle English miscreaunt, heretic, from Old French mescreant, present participle of mescroire, to disbelieve : mes-, wrongly, not; see
adjective
Definition: evil, immoral
Antonyms: good, moral, nice
n
Definition: person who is very bad, immoral
Antonyms: goody-goody
n.
A person of the highest degree of unworth. Etymologically, the word means unbeliever, and its present signification may be regarded as theology's noblest contribution to the development of our language.
The miscreant was hauled before the judge to be sentenced for the crime.
Dansk (Danish)
n. - skurk, kætter, vantro (rel.)
adj. - skurkagtig, kættersk, vantro
Nederlands (Dutch)
onverlaat, gemenerik, laag, ongelovig, gemeen
Français (French)
n. - scélérat (littér)
adj. - scélérat
Deutsch (German)
n. - Schurke, Bösewicht
adj. - gewissenlos, gemein
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αχρείος, κακοποιός
Português (Portuguese)
n. - canalha (m), depravado (m)
Русский (Russian)
развращенный, негодяй
Español (Spanish)
n. - bellaco, sinvergüenza, villano
adj. - rufianesco, ruin, vil
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skurk, otrogen
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
罪大恶极的人, 异端, 恶棍, 堕落的, 异端的, 卑劣的
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 罪大惡極的人, 異端, 惡棍
adj. - 墮落的, 異端的, 卑劣的
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 악당
adj. - 악당의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 邪悪な
n. - 悪党, 極悪人
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) كافر, وغد, لئيم
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - נבל, נוכל, רשע
adj. - נבזה, בן-בליעל
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