Meaning of dishonest in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /dɪsˈɑnəst/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    dishonest

    Definitions

    1. lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable

    Synonyms

  2. 2. lacking truthfulness

    Examples

    • « a dishonest answer »

    Synonyms

  3. 3. capable of being corrupted

    Examples

    • « corruptible judges »
    • « dishonest politicians »
    • « a purchasable senator »
    • « a venal police officer »

    Synonyms

  4. Qualitative Adjective

    dishonest

    Etymology

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

    Definitions

    1. deceptive or fraudulent

    Examples

    • « disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive »

    Synonyms

    Antonyms

Famous quotes

  • « Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too. »
    Richard M. Nixon
  • « To me, nothing in the art world is neutral. The idea of 'disinterest' strikes me as boring, dishonest, dubious, and uninteresting. »
    Jerry Saltz
  • « Anger cannot be dishonest. »
    Marcus Aurelius
  • « Italians know about human nature - they understand human nature perhaps better than anyone else does. They know that people are weak and greedy and lazy and dishonest and they just try to make the best of it to work around it. »
    Donna Leon
  • « In both religion and science, some people are dishonest, exploitative, incompetent and exhibit other human failings. »
    Rupert Sheldrake

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