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noun

Definition of blackguardnext
as in scoundrel

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verb

as in to insult

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Recent Examples of blackguard
Noun
Edgar finds work in the hamlet of Dreng’s Ferry with Dreng himself, an all-around blackguard, but eventually Edgar’s intelligence and capability propel him into the building trade. — Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2020 Despite all the worry about Fukushima, smokers have been inhaling radioactive particles for decadesNicotine - murder weapon of choice for the 19th century blackguard, by Deborah Blum. — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackguard
  1. scoundrel
  2. insult
  3. knave
  4. libel
  5. villain
  6. slur
  7. reprobate
  8. affront
Noun
  • That range runs from scoundrels to astromechs, and a Jedi is on the table too.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But Roy Cohn—an American scoundrel and the lawyer who helped send Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to the electric chair, aided Senator Joseph McCarthy in implementing the Red Scare, and showed Trump the ropes in the real-estate business—was long gone.
    — Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of scoundrel
Verb
  • Screenshots shared with The Charlotte Observer by Moore show that Bogan repeatedly messaged Reform Stables’ business associates or fellow event organizers with animal abuse allegations against the stable and Moore, and insulted him online.
    — Amber Gaudet Updated August 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026
  • To make the shame of export controls about sales lost is to insult the seriousness of the sales process.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of insult
Noun
  • The knights who always told the truth and the knaves who always lied.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Try for yourselves, ye witless knaves— Take each to bed your Sally!
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of knave
Verb
  • In 2022, Manhattan Federal Judge Jed Rakoff, who presided over both trials, decided The Times was not liable for defamation while jurors were deliberating, that the error amounted to unfortunate editorializing but not libel.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • As a new, inexpensive Chevrolet appeared in 1927 and The Dearborn Independent was sued for libeling a number of Jewish businessmen, Ford threw in the towel and apologized.
    — George Pendle, airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of libel
Noun
  • Furious drops the ball a bit in the interactions with Emma and Jay Easton, turning them into one-dimensional caricatures instead of complex villains, but honestly, this show isn’t really about them.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Saoirse Ronan is ready to step into the dark side and is doubling down on wanting to play a villain in the James Bond universe.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of villain
Verb
  • The driver, a 59-year-old man from Sterling Heights, had slurred speech and an odor of alcohol, according to police.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • The Honda driver and his passenger told deputies the driver of the Toyota, identified as Walsh, was apparently intoxicated and had slurred speech.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
Definition of slur
Noun
  • Unlike Vegas with its cast of reprobates and wackos, this joint is classy and clean and just a wee bit indulgent.
    — David Weiss, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • They’re typically retired, sitting on pensions and 401(k)s, and may be naive to the techniques favored by con artists and reprobates who run riot on the internet.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of reprobate
Verb
  • Iraq similarly felt scandalized that its sovereignty had been so blatantly affronted and disregarded.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But the pop culture of twelve years ago is baffling, uncanny, affronting.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of affront

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