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adjective
- 1. behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy or fraudulent way: "he was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family"
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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.
deceiving others and not telling the truth. dishonest The press called out the campaign's dishonest tactics. untrustworthy He made the mistake of basing his news story on an untrustworthy source. devious It was a devious plan - but would it work? deceitful She's deeply deceitful and not to be trusted. See more results » More examples.
Someone dishonest is corrupt: a cheater, a liar, or a fraud. Dishonest folks shouldn't be trusted. If you know that being honest means to tell the truth and be straightforward, then you can probably guess that being dishonest means to tell lies and be crooked. Liars are dishonest.
(dɪsɒnɪst ) adjective B2. If you say that a person or their behaviour is dishonest, you mean that they are not truthful or honest and that you cannot trust them. You have been dishonest with me. It would be dishonest not to present the data as fairly as possible. Synonyms: deceitful, corrupt, crooked [informal], designing More Synonyms of dishonest
Definition of dishonest adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. Disposed to lie, cheat, defraud, or deceive. 2. Resulting from or marked by a lack of honesty. [Middle English dishoneste, dishonorable, from Old French deshoneste, probably from Medieval Latin *dishonestus : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin honestus, honorable; see honest.] dis·hon′est·ly adv.
deceiving others and not telling the truth. dishonest The press called out the campaign's dishonest tactics. untrustworthy He made the mistake of basing his news story on an untrustworthy source. devious It was a devious plan - but would it work? deceitful She's deeply deceitful and not to be trusted. See more results » More examples.
If you say that a person or their behavior is dishonest, you mean that they are not truthful or honest and that you cannot trust them. [...]
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective dishonest, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
adjective. not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person. Synonyms: perfidious, deceitful, knavish, unscrupulous. Antonyms: honest. proceeding from or exhibiting lack of honesty; fraudulent: a dishonest advertisement. Synonyms: false. Antonyms: honest. dishonest. / dɪsˈɒnɪst / adjective.
