dis·hon·es·ty (d s- n -st )n. pl. dis·hon·es·ties 1. Lack of honesty or integrity; improbity. 2. A dishonest act or statement. |
dishonesty [dɪsˈɒnɪstɪ]
n pl -ties
1. lack of honesty or fairness; deceit
2. (Law) a deceiving act or statement; fraud
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | 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 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" 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
noun deceit, fraud, corruption, cheating, graft (informal), treachery, trickery, criminality, duplicity, falsehood, chicanery, falsity, sharp practice, perfidy, mendacity, fraudulence, crookedness, wiliness, unscrupulousness, improbity She accused the government of dishonesty and incompetence.
Quotations
"Dishonesty is the raw material not of quacks only, but also in great part of dupes" [Thomas Carlyle Count Cagliostro]
"Dishonesty is the raw material not of quacks only, but also in great part of dupes" [Thomas Carlyle Count Cagliostro]
Translations
dishonesty [dɪsˈɒnɪstɪ] N [of person] → falta f de honradez, deshonestidad f; [of declaration] → falsedad f; [of means] → carácter m fraudulento, fraudulencia f
dishonesty
n → Unehrlichkeit f; (= cheating: of businessman) → Unredlichkeit f, → Unehrlichkeit f; (= lying) → Verlogenheit f; (of plan, scheme) → Unlauterkeit f
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