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dishonesty |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dishonesty \Dis*hon"es*ty\, n. [Cf. OF deshonest['e], F. d['e]shonn[^e]tet['e].] 1. Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame. [Obs.] ``The hidden things of dishonesty.'' --2 Cor. iv 2. 2. Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness. 3. Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; any deviation from probity; a dishonest act 4. Lewdness; unchastity. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dishonesty n 1: the quality of being dishonest [ant: {honesty}] 2: lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing [syn: {knavery}]
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