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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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Dishonesty is the lack of honesty or integrity, or the quality of being dishonest. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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.
Dishonesty is the quality or act of not being honest. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see translations in other languages.
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.
Dishonest means unworthy of trust or belief, and implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat, or defraud. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of dishonest.
A. untruthful B. deceitful C. deceptive D. incorrect. Dishonest definition: not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief. See examples of DISHONEST used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word dishonesty, which means the fact of being dishonest. See example sentences, synonyms and topics related to dishonesty.
