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# dishonesty

«dishonesty» in Mova's school dictionary: **not honest, such as lying, cheating or stealing** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (dishonesty — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Behaviour that is not honest, such as lying, cheating or stealing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonesty/#m1)

2) The quality of being a person who is not honest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonesty/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In ethics and religious education: honesty is a key value; dishonesty breaks trust; the Ten Commandments say «You shall not steal» and «You shall not bear false witness». In school: academic dishonesty (cheating, copying) has consequences. In law and adult life: dishonesty at work can lead to being sacked. Phrases: «an act of dishonesty», «accused of dishonesty».

### examples

- Copying in a test is dishonesty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonesty/#x1)
- The team was punished for dishonesty in the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonesty/#x2)
- Dishonesty breaks trust between friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonesty/#x3)
- He was sacked for dishonesty at work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonesty/#x4)
- The story teaches that dishonesty always comes out in the end. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonesty/#x5)
- She was ashamed of her dishonesty and said sorry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonesty/#x6)

### note

Uncountable: «an act of dishonesty», not «a dishonesty». Silent H. Opposite: «honesty».

### Trees and pragmatics

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