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dishonest

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dis·hon·est  (ds-nst)
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·honest·ly adv.
Synonyms: dishonest, lying2, untruthful, deceitful, mendacious
These adjectives mean lacking honesty or truthfulness. Dishonest is the least specific: a dishonest business executive.
Lying conveys a blunt accusation of untruth: a lying witness giving inconsistent testimony.
Untruthful is a softer term and suggests lack of veracity and divergence from fact: made an untruthful statement.
Deceitful implies misleading by falsehood or by concealment of the truth: deceitful advertising.
Mendacious is more formal than lying, and suggests a chronic inclination toward untruth: a mendacious and troublesome employee.

dishonest [dɪsˈɒnɪst]
adj
not honest or fair; deceiving or fraudulent
dishonestly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dishonest - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
dishonorable, dishonourable - lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"
insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
corrupt, crooked - not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
false - not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"
untrustworthy, untrusty - not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person"
honest, honorable - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"
2.dishonestdishonest - capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer"
corrupt - lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"

dishonest
Translations
dishonest [dɪsˈɒnɪst] ADJ [person] → poco honrado, deshonesto; [means, plan] → fraudulento, deshonesto

dishonest [dɪsˈɒnɪst] adj [person, organization] → malhonnête; [behaviour, practices] → malhonnête
to be dishonest with sb → être malhonnête envers qn
it is dishonest to do ... → c'est malhonnête de faire ...

dishonest
adjunehrlich; (= cheating) businessmanunredlich, unehrlich; (= lying)verlogen; plan, schemeunlauter

dishonest [dɪsˈɒnɪst] adj (person, action) → disonesto/a; (means) → sleale
dishonest [dɪsˈɒnɪst] adj (person, action) → disonesto/a; (means) → sleale

dishonest
adj dishonest [disˈonist]
not honest; deceitful She was dishonest about her qualifications when she applied for the job. oneerlik, vals, skelm غَير صادِق، خَداع، غَيْر شَريف нечестен nepoctivý uærlig; upålidelig unehrlich ανέντιμος, ανειλικρινής deshonesto ebaaus نابکار؛ فریبکار epärehellinen malhonnête לֹא יָשַר बेईमान neiskren, prijetvoran nem becsületes tidak jujur óheiðarlegur disonesto 不正直な 부정직한 nesąžiningas negodīgs tidak jujur oneerlijk uærlig, uredelig nieuczciwy desonesto ne­cinstit нечестный nečestný nepošten neiskren oärlig ไม่ซื่อสัตย์ namussuz, sahtekâr, düzenbaz 不誠實的 нечесний; несумлінний بے ایمان không trung thực
adv disˈhonestly
oneerlikheid, valsheid, onopregtheid بصورَةٍ غَيْر شَريفَه нечестно nepoctivě uærligt; upålideligt unehrlich ανέντιμα deshonestamente ebaausalt با فریبکاری epärehellisesti malhonnêtement אִי-יוֹשֶׁר बेईमानी से neiskreno nem becsületesen secara curang óheiðarlega disonestamente 不正直に 부정직하게 nesąžiningai negodīgi sangat tidak jujur oneerlijk uærlig, uredelig nieuczciwie desonestamente (în mod) necinstit нечестно nečestne nepošteno nepošteno oärligt อย่างไม่ซื่อสัตย์ namussuzca, düzenbazlılıkla 不誠實地 нечесно; несумлінно بے ایمانی سے một cách không trung thực
n disˈhonesty
the state or quality of being dishonest I would not have expected such dishonesty from him. oneerlikheid, valsheid, skelmheid عَدَم شَرَف، خِيانَه، عَدَم أمانَه нечестност nepoctivost uærlighed; upålidelighed die Unehrlichkeit ανεντιμότητα, ανειλικρίνεια deshonestidad, falta de honradez, falsedad ebaausus نادرستی؛ حقه بازی epärehellisyys malhonnêteté אִי-יוֹשֶׁר बेईमानी neiskrenost tisztességtelenség kecurangan óheiðarleiki disonestà 不正直 부정직 nesąžiningumas negodīgums kecurangan oneerlijkheid uærlighet, uredelighet nieuczciwość desonestidade necinste нечестность nečestnosť nepoštenost nepoštenje oärlighet ความไม่ซื่อสัตย์ namussuzluk, düzenbazlılık 不誠實 нечесність; несумлінність بے ایمانی sự không trung thực

dishonest غير أمين nepoctivý uærlig unehrlich ανέντιμος deshonesto epärehellinen malhonnête neiskren disonesto 不正直な 부정직한 oneerlijk uærlig nieuczciwy desonesto бесчестный oärlig ไม่ซื่อสัตย์ dürüst olmayan không trung thực 不诚实的


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A DISHONEST Gain was driving in its luxurious carriage through its private park, when it saw something which frantically and repeatedly ran against a stone wall, endeavouring to butt out its brains.
The dishonest, if they act honestly, get no credit.
The dishonest conduct of the son of a dishonest father, the misconduct of a woman who had fallen into bad company, a drunkard's relapse into drunkenness, and so on are actions that seem to us less free the better we understand their cause.
 
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