dishonesty
noun
dis·hon·es·ty
(ˌ)dis-ˈä-nə-stē 
also (ˌ)diz-
Examples of dishonesty in a Sentence
Are you accusing him of dishonesty?
her dishonesty about what happened
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Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Stanton was added on May 15 to the county's Brady list, a list of law enforcement officers who have been accused of dishonesty, bias or crimes.
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Blurring The Lines Of Academic Integrity As AI tools become more accessible, the boundary between acceptable support and academic dishonesty is increasingly unclear.
—Ulrich Boser, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
But their mixture of love, dishonesty, competition and aggression may also remind viewers of two other sets of brothers: Jacob and Esau, and Cain and Abel.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
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Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Stanton was added on May 15 to the county's Brady list, a list of law enforcement officers who have been accused of dishonesty, bias or crimes.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 21 July 2025
Blurring The Lines Of Academic Integrity As AI tools become more accessible, the boundary between acceptable support and academic dishonesty is increasingly unclear.
—Ulrich Boser, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
But their mixture of love, dishonesty, competition and aggression may also remind viewers of two other sets of brothers: Jacob and Esau, and Cain and Abel.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
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“Dishonesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishonesty. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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dishonesty
noun
dis·hon·es·ty
(ˈ)dis-ˈän-ə-stē
: lack of honesty : the quality of being dishonest
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