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


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Democracies will be most subject to revolutions from the dishonesty of their demagogues; for partly, by informing against men of property, they induce them to join together through self-defence, for a common fear will make the greatest enemies unite; and partly by setting the common people against them: and this is what any one may continually see practised in many states.
Once in summer he had sent for the village elder from Bogucharovo, a man who had succeeded to the post when Dron died and who was accused of dishonesty and various irregularities.
He read industriously, as he read always, without criticism, stories of cruelty, deceit, ingratitude, dishonesty, and low cunning.
 
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