dishonesty
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dishonesty
- /dɪsˈɒnɪ.sti/
Where it comes from
From Middle English dishoneste (“disgrace, filth”), from Old French deshoneste, equivalent to dis- + honesty or dishonest + -y.
noun dishonesties
- The characteristic or condition of being dishonest. He added: "We've always had spin, especially from Government. But this is not spin. This is dishonesty and so it's our rail media's urgent responsibility to call it out because non-specialist journalists across the country will report this and gradually these untruths will be accepted.
- An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.
- Shamefulness, disgrace. His dishonesty appears in leaving his friend here in necessity and denying him.
Opposite: honesty
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: knavery, untruth, falsehood, dishonest, falseness, deceit, misrepresentation, deception, hypocrisy, unfairness, fraud, forgery, dishonestness, honesty, untruthfulness, disloyalty
noun
Opposite: honesty
Translations
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noun characteristic or condition of being dishonest
| हिन्दी | बेईमानी beīmānī |
|---|---|
| Português | desonestidade |
| Français | malhonnêteté |
| Deutsch | Unehrlichkeit |
| Italiano | disonestà |
| Русский | нече́стность nečéstnostʹ, бесче́стность besčéstnostʹ |
noun an act which is fraudulent or dishonest
| Português | desonestidade |
|---|---|
| Русский | обма́н obmán, моше́нничество mošénničestvo |
Talk about this word "dishonesty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dishonesty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dishonesty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dishonesty "dishonesty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dishonesty.Cite this
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title = {dishonesty},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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