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Dishonesty
[
dis-
on
-
uh
-stee
]
Origin
dis·hon·es·ty
/
dɪsˈɒn
ə
sti
/
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[
dis-
on
-
uh
-stee
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
-ties.
1.
lack of honesty; a
disposition
to lie, cheat, or steal.
2.
a dishonest act; fraud.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
deshonestee.
See
dis-
1
,
honesty
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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dishonesty
(dɪsˈɒnɪstɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ties
1.
lack of honesty or fairness; deceit
2.
a deceiving act or statement; fraud
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
dishonesty
late 14c., "disgrace, shame, want of honor," from O.Fr. deshonesté (see
dishonest
). Meaning "want of honesty" is recorded from 1590s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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"While I believe that with a fair election in the South, our electoral vote would reach two hundred, and that we should have a large popular majority, I am yet anxious, as you are, that in the canvassing of results there should be no taint of dishonesty."
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