miscreant C2 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ˈmɪskriːənt/ UK /ˈmɪs.kɹi.ənt/ See IPA manual Freq #41661 Meanings 1 adj Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous. How do we get fair treatment when confronting miscreant workers sometimes means no care at all? 2 noun One who has behaved badly, or illegally. The teacher sent the miscreants to see the school principal. 3 noun One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain. A meagre Catchpole hurries me to fail; No Miscreant, so remorseless, ever tore Thy Journals, Fog, or knock'd at Franklin's door. Etymology From Middle English myscreaunt, miscreaunt, from Old French mescreant (1080) "mis-believer", present participle of mescreire "to misbelieve" (modern mécroire). Cognate with French mécréant. Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # miscreant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪskriːənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪs.kɹi.ənt/ **Frequency rank:** 41661 ## Meanings 1. Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous. 2. One who has behaved badly, or illegally. 3. One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain. ## Examples - How do we get fair treatment when confronting miscreant workers sometimes means no care at all? - The teacher sent the miscreants to see the school principal. - A meagre Catchpole hurries me to fail; No Miscreant, so remorseless, ever tore Thy Journals, Fog, or knock'd at Franklin's door. ## Etymology From Middle English myscreaunt, miscreaunt, from Old French mescreant (1080) "mis-believer", present participle of mescreire "to misbelieve" (modern mécroire). Cognate with French mécréant. ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown