dishonesty

dishonesty

English

Etymology

Old French deshonesté

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈɒnɪ.stɪ/

Noun

dishonesty (usually uncountable, plural dishonesties)

1. (uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
   • 1602, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, act 3 scene 4,

     His dishonesty appears in leaving his friend here in necessity and denying him.

2. (countable) An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.

Antonyms

• honesty

Translations

characteristic or condition of being dishonest

Bulgarian: нечестност (bg) f (nečestnost), непочтеност (bg) f (nepočtenost) Czech: nepoctivost f Irish: caimiléireacht f, ainionracas m, caime f, camastaíl f, éigneastacht f, eisionracas m, míchneastacht f, mí-ionracas m, mímhacántacht f Maori: whakapōhēhē, whakapōhēhētanga

Polish: nieuczciwość (pl) f Portuguese: desonestidade (pt) f Swedish: oärlighet (sv) c

an act which is fraudulent or dishonest

Bulgarian: измама (bg) f (izmama), мошеничество (bg) n (mošeničestvo) Maori: whakapōhēhē, whakapōhēhētanga Polish: nieuczciwość (pl) f

Portuguese: desonestidade (pt) f Swedish: oärlighet (sv) c

References

• dishonesty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• “dishonesty” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.