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dishonesty

nounfeminine/dɨ.zu.nɨʃ.ti.ˈda.dɨ/medium

de·so·nes·ti·da·de

Definition

The quality of being dishonest; lack of honesty.
The manager's dishonesty led to the company's bankruptcy.
He was accused of intellectual dishonesty for plagiarising others' work.
Common collocations
act of dishonestyaccusation of dishonestyintellectual dishonesty

Etymology

Do latim 'dishonestitas, -atis'.

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