dishonesty B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /dɪsˈɒnɪ.sti/ See IPA manual Freq #26884 Meanings 1 noun The quality of being dishonest; a lack of honesty. His dishonesty cost him the trust of everyone in the office. 2 noun A dishonest or fraudulent act. The company was fined for the dishonesty of falsifying its accounts. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites honesty Word family Forms dishonesties Etymology AI details From Middle English dishoneste (“disgrace, filth”), from Old French deshoneste, equivalent to dis- + honesty or dishonest + -y. dishoneste Middle English deshoneste Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dishonesty **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪsˈɒnɪ.sti/ **Frequency rank:** 26884 ## Meanings 1. The quality of being dishonest; a lack of honesty. 2. A dishonest or fraudulent act. ## Examples - His dishonesty cost him the trust of everyone in the office. - The company was fined for the dishonesty of falsifying its accounts. ## Antonyms - honesty ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dishoneste - Root: deshoneste ## Etymology From Middle English dishoneste (“disgrace, filth”), from Old French deshoneste, equivalent to dis- + honesty or dishonest + -y. ## AI Etymology dishonesty comes from Middle English dishoneste (“disgrace, filth”), from Old French deshoneste, equivalent to dis- + honesty or dishonest + -y. The historical chain includes Middle English dishoneste, Old French deshoneste. Current senses include The quality of being dishonest; a lack of honesty and A dishonest or fraudulent act. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown