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miscreant

mis·cre·ant [ mískree ənt ] (plural mis·cre·ants)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody who does wrong: somebody who behaves in a dishonest, malicious, or otherwise contemptible way ( literary )

2. infidel: somebody whose religious faith is frowned upon or loathed ( archaic insult )

[13th century. < Old French, present participle of mescroire "disbelieve" < Latin credere "believe"]
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