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Webster 1913 Edition
Dishonesty
Dis-hon′es-ty
,Noun.
[Cf. OF.
deshonesté
, F. déshonnêteté
.] 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.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Dishonesty
DISHONESTY
,Noun.
1.
Want of probity, or integrity in principle; faithlessness; a disposition to cheat or defraud, or to deceive and betray; applied to persons.2.
Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; treachery; any deviation from probity or integrity; applied to acts.3.
Unchastity; incontinence; lewdness.4.
Deceit; wickedness; shame. 2 Corinthians 4.Definition 2024
dishonesty
dishonesty
English
Noun
dishonesty (plural dishonesties)
- (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.
- 1602, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, act 3 scene 4,
- (countable) An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.
Antonyms
Translations
characteristic or condition of being dishonest
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an act which is fraudulent or dishonest
References
- dishonesty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- “dishonesty” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.