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    recreant - Dictionary definition and meaning for word recreant

    Definition
    (noun) an abject coward
    Synonyms : craven , poltroon
    Definition
    (noun) a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. Definition
    (adj) having deserted a cause or principle
    Synonyms : renegade
    Example Sentence
    • some provinces had proved recreant
    • renegade supporters of the usurper
    Definition
    (adj) lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
    Synonyms : craven
    Example Sentence
    • the craven fellow turned and ran
    • a craven proposal to raise the white flag
    • this recreant knight
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for recreant

Re (again and again)+creant (create). So creating some excuses again and again not to go for a fight because you are a COWARD.

miscreant means without moral ethics. This is a characteristics of a recreant

recreate recent recreancies in the royal family.

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ant = cheenti = slang for coward

Recreant : Repeatedly crying Aunt because of a Recreant Uncle . ( Someone is disloyal) 2nd Synonym: Miscreant ( means a criminal ) will eventually become Recreant ( someone who will beg for Mercy of the Police) later.

miscreant, recreant. miscreant destroys and recreant says its ok to destroy, he will create again as he is scared of miscreant. recreant is coward.

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