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Word: Dishonesty
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘dishonour, sexual misconduct’): from Old French deshoneste ‘indecency’ (see dishonest)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪsˈɒnɪsti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
deceitfulness shown in someone's character or behaviour
Short Definition:deceitfulness shown in someone's character or behaviour
Examples:- the dismissal of thirty civil servants for dishonesty and misconduct
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