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    recreant

    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.

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.

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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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