Definitions for dishonesty
dɪsˈɒn ə stidis·hon·esty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dishonestynoun

   the quality of being dishonest

2. dishonesty, knaverynoun

   lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. dishonestynoun

   The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.

2. dishonestynoun

   An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.

3. Etymology: dishonest + -y

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dishonestynoun

   Etymology: from dishonest.

   1. Want of probity; faithlessness; violation of trust.

   Their fortune depends upon their credit, and a stain of open public dishonesty must be to their disadvantage. Jonathan Swift.

   2. Unchastity; incontinence; lewdness.

   Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the modest wife, the virtuous creature, that hath the jealous fool to her husband! I suspect without cause, mistress, do I? —— Heav’n be my witness you do, if you suspect me in any dishonesty. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dishonesty

   Dishonesty is to act without honesty. It is used to describe a lack of probity, cheating, lying, or deliberately withholding information, or being deliberately deceptive or a lack in integrity, knavishness, perfidiosity, corruption or treacherousness. Dishonesty is the fundamental component of a majority of offences relating to the acquisition, conversion and disposal of property (tangible or intangible) defined in criminal law such as fraud.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dishonesty

   Dishonesty is the act or practice of deliberately telling untruths or deceiving, involving behaviours like lying, cheating, stealing, or misrepresenting oneself or factual information. It reflects a lack or absence of honesty, integrity or ethics. The motive could be to gain advantage, avoid punishment, or mislead others.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Dishonestynoun

   dishonor; dishonorableness; shame

2. Dishonestynoun

   want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness

3. Dishonestynoun

   violation of trust or of justice; fraud; any deviation from probity; a dishonest act

4. Dishonestynoun

   lewdness; unchastity

5. Etymology: [Cf. OF. deshonest, F. dshonntet.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dishonesty

   Dishonesty is to act without honesty. It is used to describe a lack of probity, cheating, lying or being deliberately deceptive or a lack in integrity, knavishness, perfidiosity, corruption or treacherousness. Dishonesty is the fundamental component of a majority of offences relating to the acquisition, conversion and disposal of property defined in criminal law such as fraud.

Matched Categories

1. • Unrighteousness
   • Wrongdoing

How to pronounce dishonesty?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say dishonesty in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dishonesty in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dishonesty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of dishonesty in a Sentence

1. Benjamin Franklin:

   There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government.

2. Marquis de Vauvenargues:

   Hatred of dishonesty generally arises from fear of being deceived.

3. City Commissioner Al Schmidt:

   He refuses to look at a mountain of corruption dishonesty. We win !

4. George Carlin:

   Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.

5. Marco Rubio-Ted Cruz:

   There is a culture of dishonesty from top-to-bottom in the Ted Cruz campaign.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dishonesty
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dishonesty
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dishonesty
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishonesty
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishonesty
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dishonesty