Definition of dishonest in English:

dishonest

adjective dɪsˈɒnɪstdɪsˈɑnəst

1Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way.
he was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family
Example sentencesExamples
- It might be very hurtful for parents to find that their daughter is dishonest.
- It did not necessarily mean that any of the witnesses were being deliberately deceitful and dishonest.
- If your bag is stolen and you happen to have a letter containing your address in it, a dishonest person could easily break in.
- A series of dishonest dealings ensues, and the ramifications extend well beyond the contest.
- Losing honorably may signify lack of preparation but dishonest winning signifies lack of character.
- We must show our country that there is an alternative to this deceitful, dishonest, and discredited government.
- You were attracted by the glamour of owning a football club but were prepared to use dishonest means to obtain that glamour.
- People in the real world can be violent, greedy and dishonest.
- This deeply dishonest way of putting things is crammed with doubtful assumptions.
- She said she preferred being poor and honest than rich and dishonest.
- If a person pretends to be what he is not, he is usually accused of being dishonest or fraudulent.
- Anyone who was a little dishonest could have taken that mail.
- As it is I am not a dishonest person, and I did not feel good about lying.
- Police say he was manipulative, dishonest, cunning and intimidating.
- While having a positive and happy disposition, you are so sensitive that you can feel when others are being dishonest or insincere.
- I think it is dishonest to advertise their service as impartial.
- This does not make them unethical, dishonest people in life or their law practice.
- I am not prepared to find that any of these witnesses was dishonest in the evidence that they gave.
- Rarely has the true face of our bloodthirsty, dishonest and hypocritical rulers been revealed so clearly.
- So the next best strategy is to convince the electorate that all the other candidates are just as tawdry and dishonest.
Synonyms
fraudulent, corrupt, swindling, cheating, double-dealing
underhand, crafty, cunning, devious, designing, treacherous, perfidious, unfair, unjust, disreputable, rascally, roguish, dirty, unethical, immoral, dishonourable, unscrupulous, unprincipled, amoral
criminal, illegal, unlawful
false, untruthful, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, Janus-faced, lying, mendacious, untrustworthy
informal crooked, shady, tricky, sharp, shifty
British informal bent, dodgy
Australian/New Zealand informal shonky
South African informal slim
Law malfeasant
archaic knavish, subtle, hollow-hearted
rare false-hearted, double-faced, truthless
1. 1.1 Intended to mislead or cheat.
  he gave the editor a dishonest account of events
  Example sentencesExamples
  In cases of dishonest assistance the accountability of the third parties will not be confined to the profit which he has made.
  If that is so, the imposition of the prohibition order is the most cynical and dishonest edict to come out of local government in my lifetime.
  The various excuses and explanations he has given are transparently false and dishonest.
  Is my use of the term in that sense misleading or dishonest?
  But at the same time it would be dishonest not to admit that events added some character of sorts to the holiday.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'dishonourable, unchaste'): from Old French deshoneste, Latin dehonestus.

Definition of dishonest in US English:

dishonest

adjectivedɪsˈɑnəstdisˈänəst

1Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy or fraudulent way.
he was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family
Example sentencesExamples
- Rarely has the true face of our bloodthirsty, dishonest and hypocritical rulers been revealed so clearly.
- As it is I am not a dishonest person, and I did not feel good about lying.
- It might be very hurtful for parents to find that their daughter is dishonest.
- So the next best strategy is to convince the electorate that all the other candidates are just as tawdry and dishonest.
- We must show our country that there is an alternative to this deceitful, dishonest, and discredited government.
- If a person pretends to be what he is not, he is usually accused of being dishonest or fraudulent.
- A series of dishonest dealings ensues, and the ramifications extend well beyond the contest.
- Police say he was manipulative, dishonest, cunning and intimidating.
- This deeply dishonest way of putting things is crammed with doubtful assumptions.
- While having a positive and happy disposition, you are so sensitive that you can feel when others are being dishonest or insincere.
- It did not necessarily mean that any of the witnesses were being deliberately deceitful and dishonest.
- She said she preferred being poor and honest than rich and dishonest.
- Anyone who was a little dishonest could have taken that mail.
- If your bag is stolen and you happen to have a letter containing your address in it, a dishonest person could easily break in.
- I think it is dishonest to advertise their service as impartial.
- This does not make them unethical, dishonest people in life or their law practice.
- Losing honorably may signify lack of preparation but dishonest winning signifies lack of character.
- People in the real world can be violent, greedy and dishonest.
- I am not prepared to find that any of these witnesses was dishonest in the evidence that they gave.
- You were attracted by the glamour of owning a football club but were prepared to use dishonest means to obtain that glamour.
Synonyms
fraudulent, corrupt, swindling, cheating, double-dealing
1. 1.1 Intended to mislead or cheat.
  he gave the editor a dishonest account of events
  Example sentencesExamples
  Is my use of the term in that sense misleading or dishonest?
  The various excuses and explanations he has given are transparently false and dishonest.
  But at the same time it would be dishonest not to admit that events added some character of sorts to the holiday.
  In cases of dishonest assistance the accountability of the third parties will not be confined to the profit which he has made.
  If that is so, the imposition of the prohibition order is the most cynical and dishonest edict to come out of local government in my lifetime.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘dishonorable, unchaste’): from Old French deshoneste, Latin dehonestus.

单词	dishonest
释义	Definition of dishonest in English: dishonest adjective dɪsˈɒnɪstdɪsˈɑnəst 1Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way. he was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family Example sentencesExamples It might be very hurtful for parents to find that their daughter is dishonest. It did not necessarily mean that any of the witnesses were being deliberately deceitful and dishonest. If your bag is stolen and you happen to have a letter containing your address in it, a dishonest person could easily break in. A series of dishonest dealings ensues, and the ramifications extend well beyond the contest. Losing honorably may signify lack of preparation but dishonest winning signifies lack of character. We must show our country that there is an alternative to this deceitful, dishonest, and discredited government. You were attracted by the glamour of owning a football club but were prepared to use dishonest means to obtain that glamour. People in the real world can be violent, greedy and dishonest. This deeply dishonest way of putting things is crammed with doubtful assumptions. She said she preferred being poor and honest than rich and dishonest. If a person pretends to be what he is not, he is usually accused of being dishonest or fraudulent. Anyone who was a little dishonest could have taken that mail. As it is I am not a dishonest person, and I did not feel good about lying. Police say he was manipulative, dishonest, cunning and intimidating. While having a positive and happy disposition, you are so sensitive that you can feel when others are being dishonest or insincere. I think it is dishonest to advertise their service as impartial. This does not make them unethical, dishonest people in life or their law practice. I am not prepared to find that any of these witnesses was dishonest in the evidence that they gave. Rarely has the true face of our bloodthirsty, dishonest and hypocritical rulers been revealed so clearly. So the next best strategy is to convince the electorate that all the other candidates are just as tawdry and dishonest. Synonyms fraudulent, corrupt, swindling, cheating, double-dealing underhand, crafty, cunning, devious, designing, treacherous, perfidious, unfair, unjust, disreputable, rascally, roguish, dirty, unethical, immoral, dishonourable, unscrupulous, unprincipled, amoral criminal, illegal, unlawful false, untruthful, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, Janus-faced, lying, mendacious, untrustworthy informal crooked, shady, tricky, sharp, shifty British informal bent, dodgy Australian/New Zealand informal shonky South African informal slim Law malfeasant archaic knavish, subtle, hollow-hearted rare false-hearted, double-faced, truthless 1.1 Intended to mislead or cheat. he gave the editor a dishonest account of events Example sentencesExamples In cases of dishonest assistance the accountability of the third parties will not be confined to the profit which he has made. If that is so, the imposition of the prohibition order is the most cynical and dishonest edict to come out of local government in my lifetime. The various excuses and explanations he has given are transparently false and dishonest. Is my use of the term in that sense misleading or dishonest? But at the same time it would be dishonest not to admit that events added some character of sorts to the holiday. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'dishonourable, unchaste'): from Old French deshoneste, Latin dehonestus. Definition of dishonest in US English: dishonest adjectivedɪsˈɑnəstdisˈänəst 1Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy or fraudulent way. he was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family Example sentencesExamples Rarely has the true face of our bloodthirsty, dishonest and hypocritical rulers been revealed so clearly. As it is I am not a dishonest person, and I did not feel good about lying. It might be very hurtful for parents to find that their daughter is dishonest. So the next best strategy is to convince the electorate that all the other candidates are just as tawdry and dishonest. We must show our country that there is an alternative to this deceitful, dishonest, and discredited government. If a person pretends to be what he is not, he is usually accused of being dishonest or fraudulent. A series of dishonest dealings ensues, and the ramifications extend well beyond the contest. Police say he was manipulative, dishonest, cunning and intimidating. This deeply dishonest way of putting things is crammed with doubtful assumptions. While having a positive and happy disposition, you are so sensitive that you can feel when others are being dishonest or insincere. It did not necessarily mean that any of the witnesses were being deliberately deceitful and dishonest. She said she preferred being poor and honest than rich and dishonest. Anyone who was a little dishonest could have taken that mail. If your bag is stolen and you happen to have a letter containing your address in it, a dishonest person could easily break in. I think it is dishonest to advertise their service as impartial. This does not make them unethical, dishonest people in life or their law practice. Losing honorably may signify lack of preparation but dishonest winning signifies lack of character. People in the real world can be violent, greedy and dishonest. I am not prepared to find that any of these witnesses was dishonest in the evidence that they gave. You were attracted by the glamour of owning a football club but were prepared to use dishonest means to obtain that glamour. Synonyms fraudulent, corrupt, swindling, cheating, double-dealing 1.1 Intended to mislead or cheat. he gave the editor a dishonest account of events Example sentencesExamples Is my use of the term in that sense misleading or dishonest? The various excuses and explanations he has given are transparently false and dishonest. But at the same time it would be dishonest not to admit that events added some character of sorts to the holiday. In cases of dishonest assistance the accountability of the third parties will not be confined to the profit which he has made. If that is so, the imposition of the prohibition order is the most cynical and dishonest edict to come out of local government in my lifetime. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘dishonorable, unchaste’): from Old French deshoneste, Latin dehonestus.
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