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dishonesty
[dis-on-uh-stee]
noun
plural
dishonestieslack of honesty; a disposition to lie, cheat, or steal.
a dishonest act; fraud.
dishonesty
/ ɪˈɒɪɪ /
noun
lack of honesty or fairness; deceit
a deceiving act or statement; fraud
Word History and Origins
Origin of dishonesty1
Example Sentences
There had been "copious levels of dishonesty" which had not been acknowledged in MI5's investigations into how it came to give false evidence.
Gabbard is no doubt aware that her dishonesty isn't just gross, but dangerous.
“It’s like, how could you not know he was gay? But in these relationships I’ve had with women, there was so much confusion and miscommunication through sad dishonesty,” he says.
"Over a period of around eight months, you two set out on a deliberate course of sustained dishonesty," he told the court.
He said when police became involved she continued to deny she had lied, in a "perpetuation of sinister dishonesty".
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When To Use
Dishonesty is the opposite of honesty—it’s the act or practice of being intentionally deceptive or not fully truthful in some way.When a person is accused of dishonesty, it usually means they are frequently or habitually untruthful—that they tend to lie often or that they often hide or leave out part of the truth.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.Example: The level of your dishonesty is astounding—I can’t believe a word you say.
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