dishonesty Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the quality of being dishonest
  2. noun lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
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WordNet

Dis*hon"es*ty noun
Etymology
Cf. OF. deshonesté, F. déshonnêteté.
Definitions
  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. Shak.

Webster 1913