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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Another may view the same history somewhat negatively, as evidence of dishonesty and unreliability.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Johnson’s dishonesty doesn’t even take into consideration the carnage from the homicides of yesteryear in the Windy City.
—Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
My sign language instructor once told me that there’s dishonesty in words.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
In today's online culture, dishonesty gets amplified.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Johnson’s dishonesty doesn’t even take into consideration the carnage from the homicides of yesteryear in the Windy City.
—Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
My sign language instructor once told me that there’s dishonesty in words.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
In today's online culture, dishonesty gets amplified.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for dishonesty
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“Dishonesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishonesty. Accessed 16 Sep. 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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