dishonest

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dis·hon·est BrE [dɪsˈɒnɪst] NAmE [dɪsˈɑːnɪst] adjective
not honest; intending to trick people
• Beware of dishonest traders in the tourist areas.
• I don't like him, and it would be dishonest of me to pretend otherwise.
Opp: ↑honest
Derived Words: ↑dishonestly ▪ ↑dishonesty

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘dishonourable, unchaste’): from Old French deshoneste, Latin dehonestus.

Thesaurus:
dishonest adj.
•Beware of dishonest traders.
hypocritical • • devious • • underhand • • lying • |informal two-faced • |formal deceitful •
Opp: honest
dishonest/hypocritical/devious of sb to do sth
a dishonest/hypocritical/devious/underhand/deceitful manner/way
dishonest/devious/underhand/deceitful tactics/means

Example Bank:
•I think he's downright dishonest!
•What they are doing is not considered dishonest.
•I don't like him, and it would be dishonest of me to pretend otherwise.


Example Bank:
•The firm's chief cashier has been accused of dishonesty.
•We all knew that she was guilty of dishonesty.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  corruptible, bribable, purchasable, venal, dishonorable
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  honest, honorable