dishonest

Meaning

  1. Not honest; shoddy.
  2. Interfering with honesty.
  3. (obsolete) Dishonourable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
  4. (obsolete) Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.

Synonyms

fraudulent
23k
deceitful
21k
unfair
B2
crooked
C1
unscrupulous
25k
insincere
35k
untruthful
wicked
B2
corrupt
C1
lying
A2
dirty
A2
sly
C1
dishonorable
27k
deceptive
22k
false
B1
venal
cheat
B2
hypocritical
C2
treacherous
C2
unprincipled
bribable
underhanded
32k
tricky
C1
underhand
44k
corruptible
purchasable
foul
B2
cunning
C1
evil
A2
crafty
C2
unreliable
C2
base
B1
dishonourable
44k
thieving
C2
unsporting
impudent
21k
shifty
24k
improper
C2
shameless
C1
mendacious
naughty
B2
rascally
sneaky
C1
untrue
C2
guileful
con man
faithless
30k
lurking
C2
low-down
31k
dubious
C2
Translations

malhonnête
deshonesto
disonesto
unehrlich
unlauter
desonesto
deshonest
sleale
ímprobo

namussuz

άτιμος

schmutzig
dreckig
betrügerisch
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈsɒnɪst/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
dishoneste
In summary

From Middle English dishoneste (“dishonourable”), from Old French deshoneste, from Latin dehonestus. Equivalent to dis- + honest. Displaced native Old English unsōþfæst.

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