dishonesty

CEFRB1

/dɪsˈɒnɪ.sti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The quality of being untruthful or unfair.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.

Examples

  • He denounced all forms of dishonesty in government.

  • I can't answer for his dishonesty.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Shamefulness, disgrace.

  2. The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.

More examples

In context

  • You can be dismissed for dishonesty.

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

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English dishoneste (“disgrace, filth”), from Old French deshoneste, equivalent to dis- + honesty or dishonest + -y.