miscreant

/ˈmɪskɹiənt/MIH-skree-uhnt

/ˈmɪskɹiənt/MIH-skree-uhnt

Meaningwrongly believing

Common meaning: orig. an unbeliever

Other meanings: now a wrongdoer

misGreek element: hating (from misein)
creto trust, believeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 479 · scan
antadjective ending: being

‘hating (from misein)’ + ‘to trust, believe’ → miscreant

Journey through time

Latincredere‘to believe’source
Old Frenchmescreant‘misbelieving’source
Englishmiscreant‘orig. an unbeliever’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin crēdō ‘to trust, believe’.

Roots

crēdō, crēdidī, crēditum Latin “to trust, believe”

Related words

credential credible credit credulous creed discredit incredible

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