dishonesty
noun
dis·hon·es·ty
(ˌ)dis-ˈä-nə-stē 
also (ˌ)diz-
Synonyms
Examples of dishonesty in a Sentence
Are you accusing him of dishonesty?
her dishonesty about what happened
Recent Examples on the Web
The district has rules in place covering AI and academic dishonesty as a part of its policy on the responsible use of technology.
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
His conviction was, in large part, the result of testimony from a jailhouse witness with a history of dishonesty who told prosecutors Coones confessed to the crime.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
In her desperately flawed case against Donald Trump, in her sense of umbrage when caught engaging in flagrantly unprofessional conduct, in her dishonesty, and in her willingness to smear her critics, the district attorney of Fulton County, Ga., is a perfect representative of the resistance.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 18 Mar. 2024
Representing someone else’s work as your own is an act of academic dishonesty.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
Such is the deeply disturbed state of the left: part Alice-in-Wonderland on steroids, part mind-bending intellectual dishonesty.
—Jeff Robbins, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2024
But when the primary check on that power — Congress — is similarly infected by Trump’s brand of bullying dishonesty, where else does America go?
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Phones can't be used for bullying or sharing inappropriate images, in locker rooms/dressing areas/bathrooms, or for academic dishonesty, etc.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
The Daily Show is supposed to cut through the media’s dishonesty, not parrot it.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
His conviction was, in large part, the result of testimony from a jailhouse witness with a history of dishonesty who told prosecutors Coones confessed to the crime.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
In her desperately flawed case against Donald Trump, in her sense of umbrage when caught engaging in flagrantly unprofessional conduct, in her dishonesty, and in her willingness to smear her critics, the district attorney of Fulton County, Ga., is a perfect representative of the resistance.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 18 Mar. 2024
Representing someone else’s work as your own is an act of academic dishonesty.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
Such is the deeply disturbed state of the left: part Alice-in-Wonderland on steroids, part mind-bending intellectual dishonesty.
—Jeff Robbins, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2024
But when the primary check on that power — Congress — is similarly infected by Trump’s brand of bullying dishonesty, where else does America go?
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Phones can't be used for bullying or sharing inappropriate images, in locker rooms/dressing areas/bathrooms, or for academic dishonesty, etc.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
The Daily Show is supposed to cut through the media’s dishonesty, not parrot it.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Dishonesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishonesty. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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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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