Miscreant

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounOne who has behaved badly, or illegally.

"The teacher sent the miscreants to see the school principal."

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

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

4.adjectiveLacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.

5.adjectiveHolding an incorrect religious belief.

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