Misdeed vs Miscreant - What's the difference?
misdeed | miscreant |
That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.
(theology) Holding an incorrect religious belief.
One who has behaved badly, or illegally.
One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain.
(theology) One who holds a false religious belief; a misbeliever.
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As nouns the difference between misdeed and miscreant
is that misdeed is that which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime while miscreant is one who has behaved badly, or illegally.As an adjective miscreant is
lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.misdeed
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Noun
(en noun)- The petty misdeeds of his youth came back to haunt him when he ran for political office and his character was smeared.
Synonyms
* misdemeanor * misdoingSee also
* mischiefReferences
*Anagrams
* *miscreant
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Alternative forms
* miscreaunt (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)Noun
(en noun)- The teacher sent the miscreants to see the school principal.
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- (De Quincey)
- Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of the miscreants , but to constrain them to obey our Lord God.