miscreant
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈmɪskrɪənt/
- Offensive
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canalla
- Then the two miscreants were brought into the prosecutor's office.
- punish society's miscreants
- band of miscreants
- other miscreants
And the power of that relic is so great that even in the hands of miscreants it's not to be opposed.
- And the power of that relic is so great that even in the hands of miscreants it's not to be opposed.
- Dang, so we had people like that, you know, we had real miscreants, dude.
- Off to the right is the one remaining miscreant, which was the Higgs boson.
- I mean, they're, they're not, they're not some, you know, lovable ragged Bantam miscreants.
- And current Director Ray has pointed out that the two or three key miscreants of the Russian collusion probe and no longer in the Bureau.
Examples
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The police ask the public for help in identifying the miscreant who vandalized the park.
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The miscreant who robbed me of my love.
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A miscreant known as the butcher.
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Hell, we may be saving some poor miscreant soul's life by doing this.
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I would like to see these miscreants pay for what they've done, just once.
Blog text (12) -
Instead, for example, one miscreant had been seized by the constabulary for the high crime of kicking lamp posts.
Academic text (2006) -
The situation at CHNS involving ORVs and their miscreant operators is bizarre.
Blog text (13) -
Patrick and several other miscreants sit quietly, mulling over their misfortune.
Fiction book (1999) -
The miscreant was finally caught after committing multiple crimes in the neighborhood.
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Many considered him a miscreant for his dishonest business practices.
Synonyms
161
6.8
A person who commits a crime or other serious wrong
151
4.0
A person who does things seen as morally wrong, often by religion
104
1.6
A person who harms others on purpose or does wrong things
71
7.7
A person who is dishonest or breaks the law
23
8.5
A person whose behavior is very different from what most people accept, often about sex
20
6.1
A young person who commits crimes or behaves badly
11
3.8
A person who does things that are against the law
8
4.3
A person who breaks the law or hurts other people
8
9.1
A person who behaves badly and does not care about what is right
3
7.7
A person who breaks a law or important rule
1
9.9
A man who behaves in a rude or dishonest way
A person who breaks the law
How Bad
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word miscreant comes from Latin parts mis- 'wrong' and credere 'to believe', so it first meant an 'unbeliever' and then a 'wicked' person. That's why today a miscreant is someone who behaves badly or breaks the law.