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dis·hon·est

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–adjective

1.	not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.

2.	proceeding from or exhibiting lack of honesty; fraudulent: a dishonest advertisement.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME dishoneste < AF, OF deshoneste, equiv. to des- dis-¹ + honeste honest

]

—Related forms

dis·hon·est·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. unscrupulous, knavish, deceitful, perfidious. See corrupt. 2. false.

—Antonyms 1, 2. honest.

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dis·hon·est Audio Help (dĭs-ŏn'ĭst) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Disposed to lie, cheat, defraud, or deceive.
Resulting from or marked by a lack of honesty.

[Middle English dishoneste, dishonorable, from Old French deshoneste, probably from Medieval Latin *dishonestus : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin honestus, honorable; see honest.]

dis·hon'est·ly adv.

Synonyms: These adjectives mean lacking honesty or truthfulness. Dishonest is the least specific: a dishonest business executive.
Lying conveys a blunt accusation of untruth: a lying witness giving inconsistent testimony.
Untruthful is a softer term and suggests lack of veracity and divergence from fact: made an untruthful statement.
Deceitful implies misleading by falsehood or by concealment of the truth: deceitful advertising.
Mendacious is more formal than lying, and suggests a chronic inclination toward untruth: a mendacious and troublesome employee.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dishonest

c.1386, from O.Fr. deshoneste, perhaps from a M.L. compound of L. dis- "not" + honestus "honorable" (see honest). The L. form was dehonestus.

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dishonest
adjective
1.	deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive [ant: honest]
2.	capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer" [syn: corruptible]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dishonest [disˈonist] adjective

not honest; deceitful
Example: She was dishonest about her qualifications when she applied for the job.

Arabic:	غَير صادِق، خَداع، غَيْر شَريف
Chinese (Simplified):	不诚实的
Chinese (Traditional):	不誠實的
Czech:	nepoctivý
Danish:	uærlig; upålidelig
Dutch:	oneerlijk
Estonian:	ebaaus
Finnish:	epärehellinen
French:	malhonnête
German:	unehrlich
Greek:	ανέντιμος, ανειλικρινής
Hungarian:	nem becsületes
Icelandic:	óheiðarlegur
Indonesian:	tidak jujur
Italian:	disonesto

Japanese:	不正直な
Korean:	부정직한
Latvian:	negodīgs
Lithuanian:	nesąžiningas
Norwegian:	uærlig, uredelig
Polish:	nieuczciwy
Portuguese (Brazil):	desonesto
Portuguese (Portugal):	desonesto
Romanian:	necinstit
Russian:	нечестный
Slovak:	nečestný
Slovenian:	nepošten
Spanish:	deshonesto
Swedish:	oärlig
Turkish:	namussuz, sahtekâr, düzenbaz

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Dishonest

De`ho*nes"tate\, v. t. [L. dehonestatus, p. p. of dehonestare to dishonor; de- + honestare to make honorable. Cf. Dishonest, and see Honest.] To disparage. [Obs.]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Dishonest

Dis*hon"est\, a. [Pref. dis- + honest: cf. F. d['e]shonn[^e]te, OF. deshoneste.]

1. Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd. [Obs.]

Inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars. --Pope.

Speak no foul or dishonest words before them [the women]. --Sir T. North.

2. Dishonored; disgraced; disfigured. [Obs.]

Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears. --Dryden.

3. Wanting in honesty; void of integrity; faithless; disposed to cheat or defraud; not trustworthy; as, a dishonest man.

4. Characterized by fraud; indicating a want of probity; knavish; fraudulent; unjust.

To get dishonest gain. --Ezek. xxii. 27.

The dishonest profits of men in office. --Bancroft.

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