miscreant
noun/ˈmɪskriənt/
/ˈmɪskriənt/
(Indian English or literary)- a person who has done something wrong or illegalWord OriginMiddle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘disbelieving’): from Old French mescreant, present participle of mescreire ‘disbelieve’, from mes- ‘mis-’ + creire ‘believe’ (from Latin credere).
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