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dishonesty
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dis·hon·es·ty  (ds-n-st)
n. pl. dis·hon·es·ties
1. Lack of honesty or integrity; improbity.
2. A dishonest act or statement.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dishonesty - the quality of being dishonest
unrighteousness - failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness"
corruption, corruptness - lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
unscrupulousness - the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty
deceptiveness, obliquity - the quality of being deceptive
deceit, fraudulence - the quality of being fraudulent
deviousness, crookedness - the quality of being deceitful and underhanded
shiftiness, trickiness, rascality, slipperiness - the quality of being a slippery rascal
larcenous, thievishness - having a disposition to steal
untruthfulness - the quality of being untruthful
disingenuousness - the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
honestness, honesty - the quality of being honest
2.dishonesty - lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"
betrayal, perfidy, treachery, treason - an act of deliberate betrayal
charlatanism, quackery - the dishonesty of a charlatan
trick - an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick"
falsehood, falsification - the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

dishonesty
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dishonesty [dɪsˈɔnɪstɪ] nfalta de honradez
dishonesty [dɪsˈɔnɪstɪ] nmalhonnêteté f
dishonesty [dɪsˈɔnɪstɪ] dishonest nUnehrlichkeit f
dishonesty [dɪsˈɔnɪstɪ] ndisonestà


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