dishonest
dishonest
/dɪsˈɒnɪst/
not honest; intending to trick people
Beware of dishonest traders in the tourist areas.
dishonest with somebody She has been dishonest with voters.
dishonest about something He has been dishonest about his age and academic qualifications.
it is dishonest (of somebody) (to do something) I don't like him, and it would be dishonest of me to pretend otherwise.
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Word Origin
late Middle English (in the sense ‘dishonourable, unchaste’): from Old French deshoneste, Latin dehonestus.
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