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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
Adjective
not honest or fair
dishonestly adv
dishonesty n
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 [dɪsˈɔnɪst] adj [person] → poco honrado, tramposo; [means] → fraudulento
dishonest [dɪsˈɔnɪst] adjmalhonnête
dishonest [dɪsˈɔnɪst] adjunehrlich;
(means) → unlauter
dishonest [dɪsˈɔnɪst] adjdisonesto/a

dishonest
adj dishonest [disˈonist]
not honest; deceitful She was dishonest about her qualifications when she applied for the job.oneerlik, vals, skelmغَير صادِق، خَداع، غَيْر شَريفнечестенnepoctivýuærlig; upålideligunehrlichανέντιμος, ανειλικρινήςdeshonestoebaausنابکار؛ فریبکارepärehellinenmalhonnêteלֹא יָשַרबेईमानneiskren, prijetvorannem becsületestidak jujuróheiðarlegurdisonesto不正直な부정직한nesąžiningasnegodīgstidak jujuroneerlijkuærlig, uredelignieuczciwydesonestone­cinstitнечестныйnečestnýnepoštenneiskrenoärligไม่ซื่อสัตย์namussuz, sahtekâr, düzenbaz不誠實的нечесний; несумліннийبے ایمانkhông trung thực
adv disˈhonestly
oneerlikheid, valsheid, onopregtheidبصورَةٍ غَيْر شَريفَهнечестноnepoctivěuærligt; upålideligtunehrlichανέντιμαdeshonestamenteebaausaltبا فریبکاریvilpillisestimalhonnêtementאִי-יוֹשֶׁרबेईमानी सेneiskrenonem becsületesensecara curangóheiðarlegadisonestamente不正直に부정하게nesąžiningainegodīgisangat tidak jujuroneerlijkuærlig, uredelignieuczciwiedesonestamente(în mod) necinstitнечестноnečestnenepoštenonepoštenooärligtอย่างไม่ซื่อสัตย์namussuzca, düzenbazlılıkla不誠實地нечесно; несумлінноبے ایمانی سےmột cách không trung thực
n disˈhonesty
the state or quality of being dishonest I would not have expected such dishonesty from him.oneerlikheid, valsheid, skelmheidعَدَم شَرَف، خِيانَه، عَدَم أمانَهнечестностnepoctivostuærlighed; upålideligheddie Unehrlichkeitανεντιμότητα, ανειλικρίνειαdeshonestidad, falta de honradez, falsedadebaaususنادرستی؛ حقه بازیepärehellisyysmalhonnêtetéאִי-יוֹשֶׁרबेईमानीneiskrenosttisztességtelenségkecuranganóheiðarleikidisonestà不正直부정직, 거짓말nesąžiningumasnegodīgumskecuranganoneerlijkheiduærlighet, uredelighetnieuczciwośćdesonestidadenecinsteнечестностьnečestnosťnepoštenostnepoštenjeoärlighetความไม่ซื่อสัตย์namussuzluk, düzenbazlılık不誠實нечесність; несумлінністьبے ایمانیsự không trung thực

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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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