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
He was fired a decade ago from the El Mirage Police Department in Phoenix's northwest suburbs for lying to a supervisor after a string of disciplinary issues and put on a roll of officers accused of dishonesty called the Brady list.
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Stacey Barchenger, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
Spertus believed the documents and data in question were either obtained through public court files or involved findings of dishonesty against sheriff’s deputies, which would be public record under Senate Bill 1421, California’s landmark police transparency law.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Students are subject to discipline for inappropriate use such as in locker rooms, for academic dishonesty or to engage in cyberbullying.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
Political dishonesty, whether antisocial Antifa-ism or apathetic pacifism, has resulted in madness.
—Armond White, National Review, 15 Sep. 2023
The district has rules in place covering AI and academic dishonesty as a part of its policy on the responsible use of technology.
—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
Stacey Barchenger, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
Spertus believed the documents and data in question were either obtained through public court files or involved findings of dishonesty against sheriff’s deputies, which would be public record under Senate Bill 1421, California’s landmark police transparency law.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Students are subject to discipline for inappropriate use such as in locker rooms, for academic dishonesty or to engage in cyberbullying.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
Political dishonesty, whether antisocial Antifa-ism or apathetic pacifism, has resulted in madness.
—Armond White, National Review, 15 Sep. 2023
The district has rules in place covering AI and academic dishonesty as a part of its policy on the responsible use of technology.
—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
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“Dishonesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishonesty. Accessed 2 May. 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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