# dishonest

Pronunciation: say "dis-ON-ist" US /dɪˈsɑnɪst/, UK /dɪˈsɒnɪst/

## Adjective

1. Not honest, or of poor and shoddy quality.
   - Simple: Not honest, or done in a careless, poor way.
   - _The auditor flagged several dishonest entries in the company's accounts._
   - _Voters punished the politician for his dishonest promises._
2. Tending to interfere with or undermine honesty.
   - Simple: Making it hard for people to be honest.
   - _Tying every salary to quarterly sales proved dishonest in its effects, pushing even scrupulous clerks to pad the books._
   - _The dishonest culture of the firm gradually eroded everyone's integrity._

## Adjective

3. Dishonorable, shameful, or indecent; unchaste or lewd. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Shameful or indecent in behavior, especially about sex.
4. Dishonored, disgraced, or disfigured. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Brought to shame, or damaged and disgraced.

## Origin

From Middle English dishoneste ("dishonorable"), from Old French deshoneste, from Latin dehonestus. It is equivalent to dis- plus honest, and it displaced the native Old English word unsōþfæst.

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