Added 9 October 2026
dishonest
/dɪˈsɒnɪst/ adjective
In Latin: fraudulentus, perfidus Wiktionary
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- Not honest; shoddy.
- Interfering with honesty.
- Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
Origin
From Middle English dishoneste (“dishonourable”), from Old French deshoneste, from Latin dehonestus. Equivalent to dis- + honest. Displaced native Old English unsōþfæst.
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