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MISCREANT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person without moral scruples

Synonyms:

miscreant; reprobate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("miscreant" is a kind of...):

offender; wrongdoer (a person who transgresses moral or civil law)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "miscreant"):

degenerate; deviant; deviate; pervert (a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior)

black sheep; scapegrace (a reckless and unprincipled reprobate)

wretch (performs some wicked deed)

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