Dishonesty
noun
The act of being untruthful or deceitful.
His dishonesty was exposed when the truth came out.
Often appears as...
- his dishonesty
- brutal dishonesty
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Disapproving
noun
Unfair act or behaviour, especially dishonest commercial activity.
The company was prosecuted for dishonesty in their financial reports.
Often appears as...
- dishonesty in business
- commercial dishonesty
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
noun
Dishonest statements, especially as a formal charge in a court of law.
He was convicted of dishonesty under oath.
Often appears as...
- accuse of dishonesty
- charge of dishonesty
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Legal
noun
The act of being untruthful or deceitful.
His dishonesty was exposed when the truth came out.
Often appears as...
- his dishonesty
- brutal dishonesty
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
Unfair act or behaviour, especially dishonest commercial activity.
The company was prosecuted for dishonesty in their financial reports.
Often appears as...
- dishonesty in business
- commercial dishonesty
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
noun
Dishonest statements, especially as a formal charge in a court of law.
He was convicted of dishonesty under oath.
Often appears as...
- accuse of dishonesty
- charge of dishonesty
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Legal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Negative
Dishonesty carries a negative judgment in most cultures and can offend people.
His dishonesty about his past ruined his reputation.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
Implies a betrayal of trust and can emotionally hurt relationships.
Her dishonesty in our friendship caused a deep rift between us.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Euphemisms
Be direct when describing dishonesty instead of softening it with phrases like 'not completely honest'.
His report contained dishonest information.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Negative
Dishonesty carries a negative judgment in most cultures and can offend people.
His dishonesty about his past ruined his reputation.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
Implies a betrayal of trust and can emotionally hurt relationships.
Her dishonesty in our friendship caused a deep rift between us.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Euphemisms
Be direct when describing dishonesty instead of softening it with phrases like 'not completely honest'.
His report contained dishonest information.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Negative
Dishonesty carries a negative judgment in most cultures and can offend people.
His dishonesty about his past ruined his reputation.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
Implies a betrayal of trust and can emotionally hurt relationships.
Her dishonesty in our friendship caused a deep rift between us.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Euphemisms
Be direct when describing dishonesty instead of softening it with phrases like 'not completely honest'.
His report contained dishonest information.
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Video examples
Stephen Burt: Why people...
and mortal dishonesty in the language of everyday life, and once she's done that, I think she can show other people, women and men, what it's like to feel that way and say to other people, women and men who feel so alienated or so threatened
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Beating a Lie Detector...
the question was could I hide my act of dishonesty from the machine I was hooked up to it so that my breathing skin
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Stephen Burt: Why people...
and mortal dishonesty in the language of everyday life, and once she's done that, I think she can show other people, women and men, what it's like to feel that way and say to other people, women and men who feel so alienated or so threatened
Video examples
Beating a Lie Detector...
the question was could I hide my act of dishonesty from the machine I was hooked up to it so that my breathing skin
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Michelle Alexander
American Writer
Exposing police lying is difficult largely because it is rare for the police to admit their own lies or to acknowledge the lies of other officers. This reluctance derives partly from the code of silence that governs police practice and from the ways in which the system of mass incarceration is structured to reward dishonesty.
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Charles Dickens
English Novelist
I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don't trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance any day in the week, if there is anything to be got by it.
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Dalton Trumbo
American Novelist
Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.
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Catherine Reitman
American Actress
There's so much dishonesty with motherhood in general... The truth is it's just a lot of embarrassing, humiliating moments.
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Jerry Falwell
American Clergyman
I do not believe we can blame genetics for adultery, homosexuality, dishonesty and other character flaws.
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Shamita Shetty
I can't handle dishonesty; I like integrity in people and for me, that's very important in a man.
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Ezra Furman
American Musician
Just being a normal person and having a social life involves a lot of dishonesty for me.
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Abu Bakr
Leader
The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish.
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Michelle Alexander
American Writer
Exposing police lying is difficult largely because it is rare for the police to admit their own lies or to acknowledge the lies of other officers. This reluctance derives partly from the code of silence that governs police practice and from the ways in which the system of mass incarceration is structured to reward dishonesty.
Quote examples
Charles Dickens
English Novelist
I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don't trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance any day in the week, if there is anything to be got by it.
Quote examples
Dalton Trumbo
American Novelist
Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.
Quote examples
Catherine Reitman
American Actress
There's so much dishonesty with motherhood in general... The truth is it's just a lot of embarrassing, humiliating moments.
Quote examples
Jerry Falwell
American Clergyman
I do not believe we can blame genetics for adultery, homosexuality, dishonesty and other character flaws.
Quote examples
Shamita Shetty
I can't handle dishonesty; I like integrity in people and for me, that's very important in a man.
Quote examples
Ezra Furman
American Musician
Just being a normal person and having a social life involves a lot of dishonesty for me.
Quote examples
Abu Bakr
Leader
The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.
Quote examples
Plato
Greek Philosopher
Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.
Quote examples
Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish.
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