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Miscreant vs Malfeasance - What's the difference?

miscreant | malfeasance |

As nouns the difference between miscreant and malfeasance

is that miscreant is one who has behaved badly, or illegally while malfeasance is wrongdoing.

As an adjective miscreant

is lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.

miscreant

English

Alternative forms

* miscreaunt (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.
  • (theology) Holding an incorrect religious belief.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who has behaved badly, or illegally.
    • The teacher sent the miscreants to see the school principal.
  • One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain.
    • (Addison)
  • (theology) One who holds a false religious belief; a misbeliever.
    • (Spenser)
    (De Quincey)
  • * Rivers
    • Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of the miscreants , but to constrain them to obey our Lord God.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "miscreant")

    Synonyms

    * See also * See also

    malfeasance

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia malfeasance) (en noun)
  • wrongdoing
  • (legal) Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official that causes damage.

    • Synonyms

    * (wrongdoing) misconduct, wrongdoing

    Related terms

    * malfeasant * malefactor * maleficent * misfeasance * nonfeasance