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Regardless of the moral issue, dishonesty in advertising has proved very unprofitable.
Leo Burnett

Meaning of "dishonesty" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISHONESTY

dishonesty  [dɪsˈɒnɪstɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISHONESTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dishonesty is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISHONESTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dishonesty

Dishonesty is to act without honesty. It is used to describe a lack of probity, cheating, lying or being deliberately deceptive or a lack in integrity, knavishness, perfidiosity, corruption or treacherousness. Dishonesty is the fundamental component of a majority of offences relating to the acquisition, conversion and disposal of property defined in criminal law such as fraud.

Definition of dishonesty in the English dictionary

The definition of dishonesty in the dictionary is lack of honesty or fairness; deceit. Other definition of dishonesty is a deceiving act or statement; fraud.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISHONESTY


amnesty
ˈæmnɪstɪ
Christie
ˈkrɪstɪ
Christy
ˈkrɪstɪ
feisty
ˈfaɪstɪ
fisty
ˈfɪstɪ
hasty
ˈheɪstɪ
honesty
ˈɒnɪstɪ
immodesty
ɪˈmɒdɪstɪ
majesty
ˈmædʒɪstɪ
misty
ˈmɪstɪ
modesty
ˈmɒdɪstɪ
pastie
ˈpeɪstɪ
pasty
ˈpeɪstɪ
pasty-faced
ˈpeɪstɪ
sacristy
ˈsækrɪstɪ
tasty
ˈteɪstɪ
touristy
ˈtʊərɪstɪ
travesty
ˈtrævɪstɪ
twisty
ˈtwɪstɪ
wristy
ˈrɪstɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISHONESTY

dishiest
dishlike
dishmop
dishoard
dishome
dishonest
dishonesties
dishonestly
dishonorableness
dishonorary
dishonorer
dishonour
dishonourable
dishonourable discharge
dishonourableness
dishonourably
dishonourer
dishorn
dishorse
dishouse

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISHONESTY

bheesty
busty
chesty
crusty
dusty
dynasty
festy
frosty
lusty
nasty
pesty
resty
rusty
sty
testy
thirsty
toasty
trusty
vasty
zesty

Synonyms and antonyms of dishonesty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISHONESTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dishonesty» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dishonesty

Translation of «dishonesty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISHONESTY

Find out the translation of dishonesty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dishonesty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dishonesty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不诚实行为
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deshonestidad
570 millions of speakers

English

dishonesty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेईमानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خيانة الأمانة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нечестность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desonestidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসাধুতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malhonnêteté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecurangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unehrlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不正直
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부정직
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngapusi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gian xảo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேர்மையின்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रामाणिकपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sahtekârlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disonestà
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieuczciwość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нечесність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

necinste
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ατιμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oneerlikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oärlighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uærlighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dishonesty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISHONESTY»

The term «dishonesty» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.396 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISHONESTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dishonesty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dishonesty» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dishonesty

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10 QUOTES WITH «DISHONESTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dishonesty.
1
Eric Alterman
Whether people care enough about local news to pay for it is, sadly, an entirely different question than whether our democracy requires a strong watchdog function at the local level to ensure safeguards against abuse, chicanery, and outright dishonesty.
2
Dan Ariely
Dishonesty is all about the small acts we can take and then think, 'No, this not real cheating.' So if you think that the main mechanism is rationalization, then what you come up with, and that's what we find, is that we're basically trying to balance feeling good about ourselves.
3
Dan Ariely
In a world where everyone is behaving honestly, any dishonesty constitutes a big infraction. But, in a world where many people are behaving dishonestly, and the news is filled with stories of their infractions, even big infractions can feel small to the perpetrator.
4
Abu Bakr
The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.
5
George Bancroft
Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible.
6
Leo Burnett
Regardless of the moral issue, dishonesty in advertising has proved very unprofitable.
7
Benjamin Carson
I detest politics, to be honest with you. It's a cesspool. And I don't think I would fare well in that cesspool because I don't believe in political correctness and I certainly don't believe in dishonesty.
8
John Cullum
My father was a businessman. We had discussions about honesty and dishonesty.
9
The Edge
The big cop-out would be to accept popularity rather than opting to try to create potent work. It's so easy to do the popular thing, the expected thing, and that's where you start to cheat yourself - and your fans, in the end - because there's an inherent dishonesty in pandering and dishing up what everyone's expecting.
10
Jerry Falwell
I do not believe we can blame genetics for adultery, homosexuality, dishonesty and other character flaws.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISHONESTY»

Discover the use of dishonesty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dishonesty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The (honest) Truth about Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone ...
Truthfulness, lying, slander, flattery.
Dan Ariely, 2013
2
Academic Dishonesty
Alongside theater reviews, production photographs, and critical commentary, the volume also includes essays written by practicing theater artists who have worked on the play.
Patricia Keith-Spiegel, Bernard E. Whitley, 2001
3
Academic Dishonesty: An Educator's Guide
This book, written by two nationally renowned scholars in the area of ethics in higher education, is intended to help teachers and administrators understand and handle problems of academic dishonesty.
Bernard E. Whitley, Jr., Patricia Keith-Spiegel, Voran Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences Director Center for the Teaching of Integrity Patricia Keith-Spiegel, 2001
4
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to ...
In The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty, award-winning, bestselling author Dan Ariely turns his unique insight and innovative research to the question of dishonesty.
Dr. Dan Ariely, 2013
5
Marriage and Dishonesty
Jomuna Chowdhury has it all and in 2006 she gets married. However, as time goes by the foundations of her marriage become unstable and it’s only a matter of time before her loyalty to her husband becomes severely tested.
Mohammed Abdul Halim, 2009
6
Academic Dishonesty and the International Student: Are ...
Finally, this study examines how the findings may be used in practical application by a variety of higher education professionals. The limitations of the study are examined, and several suggestions for future research are presented.
Heather K. Webb, 2006
7
Academic Dishonesty in Higher Education: The Impact of a ...
Academic dishonesty in higher education is a concern for faculty, students and administrators.
Barbara Sullivan Money, 2008
8
The Post-Truth Era: Dishonesty and Deception in Contemporary ...
I was transfixed by what Ralph Keyes discovered. This eye-opening book covers every important base.
Ralph Keyes, 2004
9
Dishonesty Tangles: God's Soldier Caught in the Devil's War
There is no explaining or defining Ruben Michael Fematt.
Ruben Fematt, 2013
10
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance: Deskbook
Unconditional Dishonesty Exclusion Bars Coverage Stargatt v. Avenell, 434 F. Supp. 234 (D. Del. 1977). Under New York law, a dishonesty exclusion that does not require a judgment or other final adjudication bars coverage for settlement of a ...
David E. Bordon, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISHONESTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dishonesty is used in the context of the following news items.
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CNN's Bernstein Implicates GOP 'Attacks' in Hillary Clinton Dishonesty
CNN's Bernstein Implicates GOP 'Attacks' in Hillary Clinton Dishonesty. By Brad Wilmouth | July 8, 2015 | 11:30 AM EDT. Share it Tweet it. 0. shares. «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
2
Just b-Cos': Cosby's hypocrisy and dishonesty are laid bare …
Those accusations against Bill Cosby may not have been so “unsubstantiated” and “fantastical” after all. In unsealed court testimony, Cosby ... «Greensboro News & Record, Jul 15»
3
Former union official Stephen Brennan expected to face additional …
Prosecutors expect to lay 10 more charges against a former South Australian and Tasmanian union official who is accused of dishonesty, ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
4
Bandaranaike family was not involved in theft, dishonesty or …
President Maithripala Sirisena says the only thing Bandaranaike family did not do to this country was thieft, dishonesty and corruption. «The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka, Jul 15»
5
The banality of dishonesty
Hannah Arendt, in analyzing the viciousness of Nazis such as Adolf Eichmann, was amazed at the banality of such mass murderers. «Marietta Daily Journal, Jul 15»
6
Former wine boss guilty of dishonesty and corruption
Former chief executive officer of the New Zealand Wine Company (NZWC) has been found guilty on 17 fraud charges in the Auckland High Court today. «TVNZ, Jul 15»
7
Reader's View: Blatant dishonesty marred court's decisions | Duluth …
Gross, blatant dishonesty was the common thread running through a trifecta of recent United States Supreme Court decisions. In Texas ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Dishonesty decision overturned due to "inconsistent and incoherent …
Mostyn J, whilst confirming that the Twinsectra/Ghosh test for dishonesty was accepted as the test to be applied in professional disciplinary ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
9
Elaine Martin: Fox part of culture of dishonesty in TV news
It seems to me that Dan K. Thomasson is too hard on Brian Williams ("For NBC, a liar is good enough," Commentary, June 26) in arguing ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
10
PPA exec guilty of grave misconduct, dishonesty
THE Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) Mindanao found a top official from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) in General Santos City guilty of ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»

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