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Dictionary: mis·cre·ant   (mĭs'krē-ənt) pronunciation
n.
  1. An evildoer; a villain.
  2. An infidel; a heretic.

[Middle English miscreaunt, heretic, from Old French mescreant, present participle of mescroire, to disbelieve : mes-, wrongly, not; see mis-1 + croire, to believe (from Latin crēdere).]

miscreant mis'cre·ant adj.

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adjective

    Utterly reprehensible in nature or behavior: corrupt, degenerate, depraved, flagitious, perverse, rotten, unhealthy, villainous. See clean/dirty, good/bad.

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adj

Definition: evil, immoral
Antonyms: good, moral, nice

n

Definition: person who is very bad, immoral
Antonyms: goody-goody


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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


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.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A villain.

pronunciation The miscreant was hauled before the judge to be sentenced for the crime.

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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

Italiano (Italian)
scellerato

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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