dishonesty

[Dis*honĀ·es*ty]

The quality of being dishonest

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Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame.

Noun
lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing

Noun
the quality of being dishonest


n.
Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame.

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

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

n.
Lewdness; unchastity.


Dishonesty

Dis*hon"es*ty , n. [Cf. OF. deshonest'82, F. d'82shonn'88tet'82.] 1. Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame. [Obs.] "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. Shak.

Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame.

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Usage Examples

Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.

Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible.

There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government.

Time will inevitably uncover dishonesty and lies history has no place for them.

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Other Usage Examples

I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don't trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance any day in the week, if there is anything to be got by it.

Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect.

I detest politics, to be honest with you. It's a cesspool. And I don't think I would fare well in that cesspool because I don't believe in political correctness and I certainly don't believe in dishonesty.

The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.

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