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Meaning of miscreant

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

miscreant

Pronunciation:/ˈmɪs.kɹi.ənt//ˈmɪs.kɹi.ənt/

noun

Definitions

  1. One who has behaved badly, or illegally.

    Example: The teacher sent the miscreants to see the school principal.

  2. One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain.

  3. One who holds a false religious belief; a misbeliever.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.

  2. Holding an incorrect religious belief.