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- DictionaryDis·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"
adjective. uk / dɪˈsɒn.ɪst / us / dɪˈsɑː.nɪst / Add to word list. B2. not honest: a dishonest lawyer. a dishonest way of making money. morally dishonest. intellectually dishonest. dishonest in/about He's been dishonest in his dealings with us/about his past. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. deceiving others and not telling the truth.
adjective. deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive. synonyms: dishonorable. Janus-faced, ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, double-faced, double-tongued, duplicitous, two-faced. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another. beguiling.
adjective. us / dɪˈsɑː.nɪst / uk / dɪˈsɒn.ɪst / Add to word list. B2. not honest: a dishonest lawyer. a dishonest way of making money. morally dishonest. intellectually dishonest. dishonest in/about He's been dishonest in his dealings with us/about his past. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. deceiving others and not telling the truth.
Dishonesty involves being intentionally deceptive—deceiving people or misleading them through lies, the omission of all or parts of the truth, or the twisting of the truth. The adjective dishonest is used to describe someone or something as intentionally deceptive or not fully truthful in some way.
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.
Definition of dishonest adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
dishonest. [ dis- on-ist ] show ipa. See synonyms for dishonest on Thesaurus.com. adjective. not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person. proceeding from or exhibiting lack of honesty; fraudulent: a dishonest advertisement. Recommended videos. Powered by AnyClip. AnyClip Product Demo 2022.
