dishonesty
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3.2
- noun
- /dɪsˈɑnəsti/
:
deshonestidad
- No matter how bad the truth is, it doesn't tear you apart inside like dishonesty.
- academic dishonesty
- reduce dishonesty
- opportunity for academic dishonesty
I was staying loyal until, like some dishonesty came into the relationship.
- I was staying loyal until, like some dishonesty came into the relationship.
- But in in in a realm where deception is a rule, dishonesty is a virtue.
- We ran experiments on dishonesty and in some labs cheating is allowed.
- So things like cheating, dishonesty, exploitation, people experience moral disgust towards those things.
- I am out at the first sign of dishonesty and disrespect.
- I mean, the dishonesty, it's just next level.
- And honesty, dishonesty is corrosive to the soul.
- So the whole thing has to do with growth, resources, dishonesty.
- But I think there is a level of dishonesty there.
- I am physically ill by hypocrisy, by intellectual dishonesty, by intellectual arrogance.
- But for us to always to just to be walking around with that layer of dishonesty coming up, everything.
- And James, if you don't have that, if you don't have that infection of dishonesty, then I see you.
- But people feel betrayed at the end of a relationship and that the betrayal led to dishonesty.
Examples
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More store losses are due to internal dishonesty than shoplifting by customers.
Academic text (1993) -
I was staying loyal until, like some dishonesty came into the relationship.
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This is what dishonesty in a marriage looks like.
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You may get away with dishonesty for a while, but in the end...
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The daughter, who had a reputation for dishonesty, added details each time she gave her story.
Academic text (1990) -
What I deplore most in life is dishonesty.
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Brother, I've seen all kinds of dishonesty in my day, but this little display takes the cake.
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She'd had it with the chaos, envy, and dishonesty that ruled the rest of the world.
Fiction book (2001) -
So things like cheating, dishonesty, exploitation, people experience moral disgust towards those things.
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This is what dishonesty in a marriage looks like.
Synonyms
215
2.1
Telling something that is not true on purpose
187
2.1
An act of tricking someone to get an unfair advantage
66
4.6
Dishonest action meant to trick someone
27
4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
12
8.1
Dishonest behavior that hides true intentions to trick someone
8
8.6
Secret or dishonest actions that try to cheat people
7
9.3
A habit of often telling lies that makes it difficult for people to trust you
3
8.8
A way of hiding the truth by pretending to be less involved
2
5.8
A way of speaking or acting that is not true
2
6.5
Trying to make other people believe something that is not true
2
7.0
Secret actions that are dishonest or unfair to get what you want
2
9.9
Dishonest actions such as lying, cheating, or stealing
1
8.7
Dishonest behaviour that aims to get money or other unfair personal gain
1
9.8
Secret dishonest actions to get an unfair advantage
1
7.0
Saying things that are not true on purpose
1
7.5
Behaving dishonestly by pretending one thing and doing another
1
6.9
Dishonest or secret behavior that seems against the law
1
8.1
Being dishonest and unfair in a way that harms others
1
7.2
A quality that makes something seem true when it is false
1
6.3
Dishonest behavior in business or money matters
1
6.9
Dishonest behavior by a person or group
1
6.2
A habit of being dishonest and breaking rules to get money or power
Actions that cheat people to get their money
A habit of ignoring right and wrong and being dishonest to get what you want
Behavior that hides the truth to mislead people
Antonyms
How Dishonest
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4.0
355
4.8
46
3.2
215
2.1
163
3.9
148
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dishonesty comes from the prefix dis- meaning 'not' and the simple word honest meaning 'truthful', so it literally means 'not honest' and describes actions like lying, cheating, or hiding the truth.