miscreant (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *miscreant*:
NOUN	person	miscreant, reprobate	a person without moral scruples

miscreant > pronunciation
Sounds	mih'skriyahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *miscreant*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A person without moral scruples.
Synonym	reprobate
Narrower	pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate	A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
	scapegrace, black sheep	A reckless and unprincipled reprobate
	wretch	Performs some wicked deed
Broader	wrongdoer, offender	A person who transgresses moral or civil law
Spanish	réprobo
Catalan	rèprobe, réprobo

HyperDic: miscreant