"dishonesty" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪsˈɒnɪ.stɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dishonesty.wav [UK] Forms: dishonesty [singular], dishonesties [plural]
Etymology: dis- + honesty or dishonest + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|dis|honesty}} dis- + honesty, {{ety-suffix|dishonest|y}} dishonest + -y Head templates: {{noun|2=dishonesties}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Dishonesty is the quality of not being honest. If you have dishonesty, you do not tell the truth. You are not honest.
    Sense id: simple-dishonesty-en-noun-bObBKktn
  2. A dishonesty is an act which is not honest.
    Sense id: simple-dishonesty-en-noun-QCX3rQlx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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