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- Dictionarydis·hon·es·ty/disˈänəstē/
noun
- 1. deceitfulness shown in someone's character or behavior: "the dismissal of thirty civil servants for dishonesty and misconduct"
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The meaning of DISHONESTY is lack of honesty or integrity : disposition to defraud or deceive. How to use dishonesty in a sentence.
Dishonesty involves being intentionally deceptive— deceiving people or misleading them through lies, the omission of all or parts of the truth, or the twisting of the truth. The adjective dishonest is used to describe someone or something as intentionally deceptive or not fully truthful in some way.
Acting in a way that's deceitful or false is dishonesty. If your best friend claims she'll be studying all weekend, but she's actually planning to go out with other pals, that's dishonesty. The word dishonesty implies that someone's lying, but it also encompasses cheating or being deceptive.
the quality or an act of not being honest: Her dishonesty landed her in prison. Mistakes and misunderstandings are a far more common cause of complaint than deliberate dishonesty. See. dishonest. Fewer examples. There is a sort of intellectual dishonesty going on. In most cases, fraud involves dishonesty.
dishonest implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat, or defraud. a swindle usually involves two dishonest people. deceitful usually implies an intent to mislead and commonly suggests a false appearance or double-dealing. the secret affairs of a deceitful spouse.
1. lack of honesty or fairness; deceit. 2. (Law) a deceiving act or statement; fraud. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.
2 meanings: 1. lack of honesty or fairness; deceit 2. a deceiving act or statement; fraud.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of dishonesty noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To run towards burning buildings and struggling neighbors, dishonesty, corruption, and abuse. From The Daily Beast Palestinians and their sympathizers can point out the unscrupulous dishonesty and duplicity of the Israeli occupiers.
dishonesty in American English. (dɪsˈɑnɪsti ) noun. 1. the quality of being dishonest; dishonest behavior; deceiving, stealing, etc. 2. Word forms: plural disˈhonesties. a dishonest act or statement; fraud, lie, etc. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
