English Explanatory Dictionary

dishonest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not honest; shoddy.
  2. Interfering with honesty.
  3. Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
  4. Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈsɒnɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dishonest.wav /dɪˈsɑnɪst/ /dɪzˈɒnɛst/ /dɪzˈɒnɪst/ en-us-dishonest.ogg

Word forms

dishonest more dishonest most dishonest

Etymology

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

Antonyms

honest

Related words

dishonestly dishonesty

Derived words

dishonestness
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