dishonest
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dishonest
- /dɪˈsɒnɪst/ UK
- /dɪˈsɑnɪst/ US
- /dɪzˈɒnɛst/ obsolete
- /dɪzˈɒnɪst/ obsolete
Where it comes from
From Middle English dishoneste (“dishonourable”), from Old French deshoneste, from Latin dehonestus. Equivalent to dis- + honest. Displaced native Old English unsōþfæst.
adjective more dishonest · most dishonest
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Not honest; shoddy.
“Watch how totally dishonest the California Prop vote is!” Trump fumed on Truth Social over the weekend.
Similar: roguish
- Interfering with honesty.
- Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd. inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars
- Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured. Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, / Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears.
Opposite: honest
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unscrupulous, dishonorable, roguish, untruthful, false, blackguardly, misleading, duplicitous, deceptive, double-dealing, deceitful, janus-faced, scoundrelly, fraudulent, rascally, double-tongued
adjective
Opposite: honest
Translations
Every language
adj not honest
| Español | embustero, mentiroso, deshonesto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부정직하다 bujeongjikhada |
| 日本語 | 不正直 fushōjiki |
| 中文 | 不誠實 /不诚实 bù chéngshí |
| हिन्दी | बेईमान beīmān |
| Português | desonesto |
| Français | malhonnête |
| Deutsch | unehrlich |
| Italiano | disonesto |
| Ελληνικά | άτιμος átimos, ανέντιμος anéntimos |
| Română | necinstit |
| Русский | нече́стный nečéstnyj, бесче́стный besčéstnyj |
| العربية | مُخَادِع muḵādiʕ, غَشَاش ḡašāš |
Talk about this word "dishonest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dishonest. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dishonest. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dishonest "dishonest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dishonest.Cite this
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title = {dishonest},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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