miscreant
/ˈmɪskriənt/noun
उच्चारण मिस्क्रिअन्ट
बदमाश, उपद्रवी, दुराचारी
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C] formal
a person who has done something wrong or illegal
बदमाश, उपद्रवी, दुराचारी
- The police arrested the miscreants.
- The police are searching for the miscreants who broke the windows of the bus.
- Miscreants threw stones at the passing train.
+ 2 more examples
- The shopkeeper caught the miscreant who had been stealing fruit.
- Local people helped the police to identify the miscreants.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
mis·cre·ant
With -cre-ant (not 'miscreent').
-cre-ant के साथ ('miscreent' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the criminal words together: miscreant, culprit (the person responsible for a wrong), felon (a serious criminal), rogue.
अपराधी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: miscreant, culprit (गलत काम का ज़िम्मेदार), felon (गंभीर अपराधी), rogue।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: miscreant is common in Indian newspapers ('Miscreants damaged public property').
प्रयोग में miscreant भारतीय अख़बारों में आम है ('Miscreants damaged public property')।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a person who does wrong is a miscreant, wrongdoer or offender; a person who commits a small crime a delinquent; one who breaks a law for the first time a first offender.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: गलत काम करने वाला miscreant, wrongdoer या offender; छोटा अपराध करने वाला delinquent; पहली बार कानून तोड़ने वाला first offender।