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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the quality of being dishonest;

2. lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing;
[syn: dishonesty, knavery]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dishonesty \Dis*hon"es*ty\, n. [Cf. OF. deshonest['e], F. d['e]shonn[^e]tet['e].] 1. Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame. [Obs.] "The hidden things of dishonesty." --2 Cor. iv. 2. [1913 Webster] 2. Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness. [1913 Webster] 3. Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; any deviation from probity; a dishonest act. [1913 Webster] 4. Lewdness; unchastity. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dishonesty n 1: the quality of being dishonest [ant: honestness, honesty] 2: lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing [syn: dishonesty, knavery]