dishonest

CEFRB1

/dɪˈsɒnɪst/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not truthful or fair; willing to deceive people.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

Examples

  • Beware of dishonest traders in the tourist areas.

  • He was angry at the suggestion that he was dishonest.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /dɪzˈɒnɛst/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Interfering with honesty.

  2. Not honest; shoddy.

  3. Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.

More examples

In context

  • What a dishonest fellow!

  • “Watch how totally dishonest the California Prop vote is!” Trump fumed on Truth Social over the weekend.

  • inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English dishoneste (“dishonourable”), from Old French deshoneste, from Latin dehonestus. Equivalent to dis- + honest. Displaced native Old English unsōþfæst.