scoundrel

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/ === Noun === scoundrel (plural scoundrels) A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:villain ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “scoundrel”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. Scoundrel in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)