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# dishonest

«dishonest» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **not honest: lying, cheating, stealing or tricking people** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (dishonest, more dishonest, most dishonest)

### meaning for a pupil

Dishonest means not honest: lying, cheating, stealing or tricking people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dishonest/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means gained by cheating, violence or unfair dealing. It refers to profit taken wrongly. Interpretation: Ezekiel condemns leaders who take dishonest gain. The prophets and the Torah treat honest dealing as a basic duty. In the primary lessons: In lessons about truth, lies and tricks, pupils learn why being dishonest hurts trust and how to spot dishonest people, like scammers. In stories, dishonest characters are often found out. Phrases: dishonest behaviour, a dishonest person, it is dishonest to.

### examples

- Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey: to shed blood, and to destroy souls, so as to get dishonest gain. (Prophets EZK.22.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dishonest/#x1)
- Behold, therefore, I have smitten My hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee. (Prophets EZK.22.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dishonest/#x2)
- It is dishonest to copy someone's answers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dishonest/#x3)
- The dishonest shopkeeper gave the wrong change on purpose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dishonest/#x4)
- Saying you did your homework when you didn't is dishonest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dishonest/#x5)
- A dishonest advert may promise things that aren't true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dishonest/#x6)
- Being dishonest makes people stop trusting you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dishonest/#x7)
- The fox in the story was sly and dishonest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dishonest/#x8)
- The dishonest get no credit, even if they act honestly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dishonest/#x9)

### note

Adjective made of dis- (not) + honest. The h is silent: say dis-ON-ist, so use an with honest (an honest boy) but a with dishonest (a dishonest boy). Noun: dishonesty; adverb: dishonestly.

### In the corpora

- [Claiming feelings just to seem friendly would be dishonest, like the "AI friend" in the safety lessons.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/27-who-you-are-words-not-body/12/)
- ["Less than candid" is an official way to say dishonest; "candid" means open and honest.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/29-lying-and-drinking/6/)
- [It clears honest people as often as it catches dishonest ones.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/451-the-check-that-settles-it/28/)
- ["You shall not steal" (Exodus 20:15); "The Lord detests dishonest scales" (Proverbs 11:1).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/95-honesty-with-money-too-much-change-and-the-found-wallet/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dishonest» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dishonest/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.