Dishonest — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

capable of being corrupted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈoʊmoʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɒnɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɒnɪst/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈoʊmoʊz/.

Examples

corruptible judges
dishonest politicians
a purchasable senator

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

purchasable venal bribable corruptible dishonorable

Antonyms

honest

Parts of Speech

adjective	deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
adjective	capable of being corrupted “corruptible judges”

Word Forms

dishonorableness	noun	the quality of not deserving honor or respect
corrupt	verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
corruptibility	noun	the capability of being corrupted
bribe	verb	make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
venality	noun	prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unehrlich

täuschend oder betrügerisch; geneigt, zu betrügen, zu betrügen oder zu täuschen

🇫🇷French

malhonnête

trompeur ou frauduleux ; disposé à tricher, à frauder ou à tromper

🇪🇸Spanish

deshonesto

engañoso o fraudulento; dispuesto a hacer trampa, defraudar o engañar

🇮🇹Italian

disonesto

ingannevole o fraudolento; disposto a imbrogliare, frodare o ingannare

🇳🇱Dutch

oneerlijk

bedrieglijk of frauduleus; geneigd om te bedriegen, te bedriegen of te misleiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

desonesto

enganoso ou fraudulento; disposto a trapacear, fraudar ou enganar

🇷🇺Russian

нечестный

обманчивый или мошеннический; склонен обманывать, обманывать или обманывать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेईमान

भ्रामक या कपटपूर्ण; धोखा देने या धोखाधड़ी करने या धोखा देने के लिए प्रवृत्त

🇧🇩Bengali

অসৎ

প্রতারণামূলক বা প্রতারণামূলক; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

🇮🇳Tamil

நேர்மையற்ற

ஏமாற்றும் அல்லது மோசடி; ஏமாற்றுதல் அல்லது ஏமாற்றுதல் அல்லது ஏமாற்றுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిజాయితీ లేని

మోసపూరిత లేదా మోసపూరిత; మోసం చేయడం లేదా మోసం చేయడం లేదా మోసం చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अप्रामाणिक

फसव्या किंवा फसव्या; फसवणूक किंवा फसवणूक किंवा फसवणूक करण्यासाठी विल्हेवाट लावली

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપ્રમાણિક

ભ્રામક અથવા કપટપૂર્ણ; છેતરપિંડી અથવા છેતરપિંડી અથવા છેતરવા માટે નિકાલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ

ಮೋಸಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಮೋಸದ; ಮೋಸ ಮಾಡಲು ಅಥವಾ ವಂಚಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಮೋಸಗೊಳಿಸಲು ವಿಲೇವಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സത്യസന്ധതയില്ലാത്ത

വഞ്ചനാപരമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വഞ്ചനാപരമായ; വഞ്ചിക്കാനോ വഞ്ചിക്കാനോ വഞ്ചിക്കാനോ ഉള്ള പ്രവണത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਈਮਾਨ

ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼; ਧੋਖਾਧੜੀ ਜਾਂ ਧੋਖਾਧੜੀ ਜਾਂ ਧੋਖਾ ਦੇਣ ਦਾ ਨਿਪਟਾਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے ایمان

دھوکہ دہی یا دھوکہ دہی؛ دھوکہ دہی یا دھوکہ دہی یا دھوکہ دہی سے نمٹا گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不诚实

具有欺骗性或欺诈性；倾向于欺骗、诈骗或欺骗

🇯🇵Japanese

不誠実な

欺瞞的または詐欺的。騙したり、騙したり、騙したりする傾向がある

🇰🇷Korean

부정한

기만적이거나 사기적인 행위; 속이거나 속이거나 사기를 치는 경향이 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không trung thực

lừa đảo hoặc lừa đảo; sẵn sàng lừa dối hoặc lừa gạt hoặc lừa dối

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ซื่อสัตย์

หลอกลวงหรือฉ้อโกง; มุ่งหมายที่จะโกงหรือฉ้อโกงหรือหลอกลวง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak jujur

menipu atau menipu; cenderung menipu atau menipu atau menipu

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi tapat

mapanlinlang o mapanlinlang; nakahilig manloko o mandaya o manlinlang

🇲🇾Malay

tidak jujur

menipu atau menipu; cenderung untuk menipu atau menipu atau menipu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير شريفة

خادعة أو احتيالية؛ يميل إلى الغش أو الاحتيال أو الخداع

🇮🇷Persian

بی صداقت

فریبنده یا متقلبانه؛ برای تقلب یا فریب دادن یا فریب دادن

🇹🇷Turkish

sahtekâr

aldatıcı veya hileli; Hile yapmaya, dolandırmaya veya aldatmaya eğilimli

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא יָשָׁר

מטעה או הונאה; נוטה לרמות או להונות או להונות

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The primary meaning of 'dishonest' is 'deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive'.

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