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1. (adj.) dishonest
not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; untrustworthy.
2. dishonest
proceeding from or exhibiting lack of honesty; fraudulent.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < AF, OF)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) dishonest, dishonorable
deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
2. (adj) corruptible, bribable, dishonest, purchasable, venal
capable of being corrupted
"corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer"
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1. (adjective) dishonest
≠ honest
It would be dishonest of me to say I like her.
2. dishonest
≠honest
a dishonest man; a child behaving dishonestly; I was shocked at her dishonesty.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) dishonest
dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd
2. (adj) dishonest
dishonored; disgraced; disfigured
3. (adj) dishonest
wanting in honesty; void of integrity; faithless; disposed to cheat or defraud; not trustworthy; as, a dishonest man
4. (adj) dishonest
characterized by fraud; indicating a want of probity; knavish; fraudulent; unjust
5. (verb) dishonest
to disgrace; to dishonor; as, to dishonest a maid
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Sense: not honest; deceitful
She was dishonest about her qualifications when she applied for the job.
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 Afrikaans: oneerlik, vals, skelm |
 Arabic: غَير صادِق، خَداع، غَيْر |
 Bulgarian: нечестен |
 Brazilian: desonesto |
 Czech: nepoctivý |
 German: unehrlich |
 Danish: uærlig; upålidelig |
 Greek: ανέντιμος, ανειλικρινής |
 Spanish: deshonesto |
 Estonian: ebaaus |
 Farsi: نابکار؛ فریبکار |
 Finnish: epärehellinen |
 French: malhonnête |
 Hebrew: לֹא יָשַר |
 Hindi: बेईमान |
 Croatian: neiskren, prijetvoran |
 Hungarian: nem becsületes |
 Indonesian: tidak jujur |
 Icelandic: óheiðarlegur |
 Italian: disonesto |
 Japanese: 不正直な |
 Korean: 부정직한 |
 Lithuanian: nesąžiningas |
 Latvian: negodīgs |
 Malay: tidak jujur |
 Dutch: oneerlijk |
 Norwegian: uærlig, uredelig |
 Polish: nieuczciwy |
 Persian: نابکار؛ فریبکار |
 Pashto: منافق، بې ايمانه، چلى، بي |
 Portuguese: desonesto |
 Romanian: necinstit |
 Russian: нечестный |
 Slovak: nečestný |
 Slovenian: nepošten |
 Serbian: neiskren |
 Swedish: oärlig |
 Thai: ไม่ซื่อสัตย์ |
 Turkish: namussuz, sahtekâr, düzen |
 Taiwanese: 不誠實的 |
 Ukrainian: нечесний; несумлінний |
 Urdu: بے ایمان |
 Vietnamese: không trung thực |
 Chinese: 不诚实的 |
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