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   dishonest

   /dɪsˈɒnɪst/

   adjective

   • 1. behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way: "he was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family"
   • ▪ intended to mislead or cheat: "he gave the editor a dishonest account of events"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘dishonourable, unchaste’): from Old French deshoneste, Latin dehonestus.

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   • Some common synonyms of dishonest are deceitful, mendacious, and untruthful. While all these words mean "unworthy of trust or belief," dishonest im...
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   • The words mendacious and dishonest are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, mendacious may suggest bland or even harmlessly mischievous...
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   Someone dishonest is corrupt: a cheater, a liar, or a fraud. Dishonest folks shouldn't be trusted. If you know that being honest means to tell the truth and be straightforward, then you can probably guess that being dishonest means to tell lies and be crooked. Liars are dishonest.