dishonesty

Phonetic

US /dɪsˈɑːnɪsti/UK /dɪsˈɒnɪsti/

Translations

NOUNThe characteristic or condition of being dishonest., An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest., Shamefulness, disgrace.

Variants

  • dishonesties: Plural

Examples

  • People who tell small, self-serving lies are likely to progress to bigger falsehoods, and over time, the brain appears to adapt to the dishonesty, according to a new study

    Source:cn.nytimes.com

  • These revelations generated months of blistering headlines for Fox as the case moved toward trial.By settling now, Fox deprived Dominion a chance to further expose its dishonesty with a weeks-long trial.

    Source:www.cnn.com

  • “Systematic dishonesty” by companies concealed the danger of the flammable materials.

    Source:www.nytimes.com

  • More than seven years after 72 people were killed and dozens more injured when a devastating fire tore through Grenfell Tower, an official inquiry on Wednesday blamed “decades of failures” by the government, dishonesty by companies and a flawed response from London’s fire service.

    Source:www.nytimes.com

  • to real-world dishonesty that is typically associated with threats of reprimand” or damage to someone’s reputation, he said

    Source:cn.nytimes.com

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