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dishonest - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'dishonest' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dishonest [ a.]
- Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
- Dishonored; disgraced; disfigured.
- Wanting in honesty; void of integrity; faithless; disposed to cheat or defraud; not trustworthy; as, a dishonest man.
- Characterized by fraud; indicating a want of probity; knavish; fraudulent; unjust.
2 . Dishonest [ v. t.]
- To disgrace; to dishonor; as, to dishonest a maid.

Meaning of 'dishonest' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dishonest [ s]
Meaning (1):
- capable of being corrupted
Example in sentence:
  • a purchasable senator;
  • a venal police officer;
  • corruptible judges;
  • dishonest politicians

Nearby Words:

dis dis- disabilities disability disable disabled disablement disabling disabuse disabused

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