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   Dis·hon·est

   /disˈänəst/

   

   adjective

   • 1. behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy or fraudulent way: "he was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family"
   • ▪ intended to mislead or cheat: "he gave the editor a dishonest account of events"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘dishonorable, unchaste’): from Old French deshoneste, Latin dehonestus.

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   What is the difference between dishonest and lying?

   • Dishonest is the least specific: a dishonest reply; a dishonest business executive; had been dishonest with myself. Lying conveys a blunt accusation of falsehood: a lying witness whose testimony fell apart under cross-examination.

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   What are the consequences of being dishonest?

   • Dishonesty has worldly rewards–lying can often bring financial gain, power, or temporary satisfaction. But the rewards come at a price. Dishonesty leads to more and more wickedness ( Proverbs 17:4 ). Lying to fulfill worldly desires ultimately results in the loss of everything a person has, including his life.

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   What is the meaning of dishonest?

   • dishonest implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat, or defraud. deceitful usually implies an intent to mislead and commonly suggests a false appearance or double-dealing. mendacious may suggest bland or even harmlessly mischievous deceit and when used of people often suggests a habit of telling untruths.

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   How do you identify dishonest people?

   • Dishonest is the opposite of honest —it’s used to describe someone or something as intentionally deceptive or not fully truthful in some way. When dishonest is used to describe a person, it usually means they are frequently or habitually untruthful —that they tend to lie often or that they often hide or leave out part of the truth.

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   Definition of dishonest adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   DISHONEST definition: 1. not honest and likely to lie or do something illegal 2. behaviour that is not honest. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › dishonestyDISHONESTY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   the quality or an act of not being honest: Her dishonesty landed her in prison. Mistakes and misunderstandings are a far more common cause of complaint than deliberate dishonesty. See. dishonest. Fewer examples. There is a sort of intellectual dishonesty going on. In most cases, fraud involves dishonesty.

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   •I think she answered our questions dishonestly.

   •They have been running their business dishonestly.

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   Definitions of 'dishonest' If you say that a person or their behaviour is dishonest, you mean that they are not truthful or honest and that you cannot trust them. [...] More. Synonyms of 'dishonest' • deceitful, corrupt, crooked (informal), designing [...] More. Collocations with 'dishonest' fundamentally dishonest intellectually dishonest.

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   dishonest meaning, definition, what is dishonest: not honest, and so deceiving or cheating...: Learn more.

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   6 days ago · dishonest (comparative more dishonest, superlative most dishonest) Not honest. Interfering with honesty. Dishonourable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.