dishonesty — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

all, charged

VERB + DISHONESTY

answer, disgusted, dismissed, forms, sense, spin

DISHONESTY + NOUN

government, it's

PREP.

in, on, with

ADV.

often

Definitions

noun

1

The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.

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.

2

An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.

3

Shamefulness, disgrace.

His dishonesty appears in leaving his friend here in necessity and denying him.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — lack of honesty

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Antonyms

honesty
honestness

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

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 journali

Wiktionary

02

His dishonesty appears in leaving his friend here in necessity and denying him.

Wiktionary

03

I can't answer for his dishonesty.

Tatoeba · #260740

04

You can be dismissed for dishonesty.

Tatoeba · #271969

05

I expostulated with him on his dishonesty.

Tatoeba · #287407

06

He charged me with dishonesty.

Tatoeba · #298164

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, dishonesty is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.