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miscreant

[ mis-kree-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. depraved, villainous, or base.
  2. Archaic. holding a false or unorthodox religious belief; heretical.


noun

  1. a vicious or depraved person; villain.
  2. Archaic. a heretic or infidel.

miscreant

/ ˈ³¾Éª²õ°ì°ùɪə²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. a wrongdoer or villain
  2. archaic.
    an unbeliever or heretic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. evil or villainous
  2. archaic.
    unbelieving or heretical
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of miscreant1

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French mescreant unbelieving, equivalent to mes- mis- 1 + creant ≪ Latin ³¦°ùŧ»å±ð²Ô³Ù- credent
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of miscreant1

C14: from Old French mescreant unbelieving, from mes- mis- 1+ creant, ultimately from Latin credere to believe
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The cop crouches beside him and vigorously “performs CPR,†pumping nearly all the blood from the dying miscreant’s body with every squeeze.

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And yet one party of anti-vaxxers, miscreants, racists, climate change deniers, radical Christians of the “Six Flags Over Jesus†church of the holy finger pointing, and hypocrisy don’t care.

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Estrada praised his team for going after white supremacist gangs, fentanyl dealers, environmental polluters and other miscreants while favoring no party and no ideology.

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“Denouncing other Americans or their leader as miscreants is not going to win elections; focusing on their economic pain will.â€

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So, it appears that Trump is most likely going to get his way and every miscreant nominee will be confirmed.

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