noun · rare

scoundrel

scoun·drel

scoundrel · scoundrels

сволота, падлюка, наволоч, гад

сволочь, ублюдок, гад, мразь

Gauner, Schurke, Halunke, Schurkin

A mean, worthless fellowA mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.

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/ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/

» I know Tom is a scoundrel.

Meaning

1 senses

A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
Gauner, Gaunerin, Halunke
негодя́йnegodjáj, негодя́йкаnegodjájka, мерза́вецmerzávec
негі́дникnehídnyk, негі́дницяnehídnycja, драбdrab

More definitions

a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

Examples

33 sentences

I know Tom is a scoundrel.
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I know that Tom is a scoundrel.
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I'll kill that scoundrel.
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Tom doesn't look like a scoundrel.
Том не схожий не негідника. — deniko
ruТом не выглядит негодяем. — shanghainese
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Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Патріотизм — останній прихисток негідників. — deniko
ruПатриотизм - последнее прибежище негодяя. — marafon
deDer Patriotismus ist die letzte Zuflucht eines Schurken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

villain:

Русский

By meaning 1

villain:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

villain:

Origin

From earlier scondrel, scondrell, skoundrell, skowndrell, of unknown origin. Possibly rela

From earlier scondrel, scondrell, skoundrell, skowndrell, of unknown origin. Possibly related to northern English or Scottish scunner, skuner, scouner, scunder (“to shrink back in fear, disgust, or loathing”) (Encyclopædia Britannica 1911).

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