dishonesty
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dis·hon·est·y /dɪsˈɒnəsti $ -ˈɑː-/ noun [uncountable] DISHONESTbehaviour in which you deceive or cheat people 不诚实的行为,欺骗 OPP honestyExamples from the Corpus
dishonesty• Dishonesty and corruption will not be tolerated in this agency.• Cronyism, bribery and dishonesty were also cited.• The mental element is knowledge of the taking and dishonesty.• Two problematical areas in modern-day criminal law are dishonesty and intention.• Fraud was a legal concept, but dishonesty is largely a matter for the jury.• Since there can be no dishonesty involved in stating the truth, the difficulties of proof are considerable.• Are you accusing me of dishonesty?• The report accuses both politicians of dishonesty and of misrepresenting the facts.• The fact of deception does not perse prove dishonesty.dis·hon·est·y nounChineseSyllable
which in people behaviour cheat deceive Corpus you or
dishonesty
dis‧hon‧est‧y /dɪsˈɒnəsti, dɪsˈɒnɪsti $ -ˈɑː-/
noun [uncountable]
OPP honesty
dis‧hon‧est‧y /dɪsˈɒnəsti, dɪsˈɒnɪsti $ -ˈɑː-/
noun [uncountable] Word Family: noun: honesty ≠ dishonesty; adverb: honestly ≠ dishonestly; adjective: honest ≠ dishonest
behaviour in which you deceive or cheat people OPP honesty