Dishonesty Meaning
/dɪsˈɒnɪ.sti/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
nounAn act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.
Sentence Examples
I can't answer for his dishonesty.
You can be dismissed for dishonesty.
He denounced all forms of dishonesty in government.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The accountant's ____ led to huge losses for the company and a federal investigation.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I can't answer for his ____.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English dishoneste (“disgrace, filth”), from Old French deshoneste, equivalent to dis- + honesty or dishonest + -y.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He added: "We've always had spin, especially from Government. But this is not spin. This is dishonesty and so it's our rail media's urgent responsibility to call it out because non-specialist journalists across the country will report this and gradually these untruths will be accepted."
— 2022 January 26, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Government's IRP claims condemned as "dishonest"”, in RAIL, number 949, page 7:
"His dishonesty appears in leaving his friend here in necessity and denying him."
— c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The accountant's ____ led to huge losses for the company and a federal investigation.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I can't answer for his ____.