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dis·hon·est
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ɪst
/
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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;
Middle English
dishoneste
<
Anglo-French,
Old French
deshoneste,
equivalent 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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dishonest
(dɪsˈɒnɪst)
—
adj
not honest or fair; deceiving or fraudulent
dis'honestly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
dishonest
late 14c., from O.Fr. deshonesté (13c., Mod.Fr. déshonnêteté), perhaps from a M.L. or Gallo-Rom. compound of L. dis- "not" + honestus "honorable" (see
honest
). The L. form was dehonestus.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Surely you know there are ways to be
dishonest
without outright lying.
Dishonest
people will will junk economics to justify and maintain their power.
And while it almost never happens, you might be unlucky enough to get a
dishonest
cabbie.
Trade was distasteful to him-he found it
dishonest
and cheap.
It's a game and deliberately
dishonest
form of debate.
But maybe its his own biases he's expressing so he is
dishonest
himself but avoids being fraudulent.
It's easier to talk about cuts when you're
dishonest
about what retirement is.
Or what a
dishonest
computer-repair technician could do to your computer or network.
Since the arrest took place after you sent in the form, you were not
dishonest
in any way.
Her new crackdown on
dishonest
nutritional claims by food manufacturers is a welcome sign that she means business.
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