dishonesty

Noun
US[dih-son-uh-stee]/dɪˈsɑnəsti/4 syllables
Synonyms: knavery

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. the quality of being dishonestOpposite honestnessType of unrighteousnessKinds fraudulence, corruptness, crookedness, thievishness, unscrupulousness, deceptiveness, disingenuousness, untruthfulness, rascality
  2. lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealingSynonyms: knaveryType of wrongdoing, wrongful conductKinds treachery, trick, charlatanism, falsification
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Dis·hon′es·ty noun

Origin: Cf. OF. deshonesté, F. déshonnêteté.

1. Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame. obsolete “The hidden things of dishonesty.” 2 Cor. iv. 2.

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

3. Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; any deviation from probity; a dishonest act.

4. Lewdness; unchastity. William Shakespeare

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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