Meaning

4 senses
  1. Not honest; shoddy.

    unehrlich

    нече́стныйnečéstnyj, бесче́стныйbesčéstnyj

    нече́снийnečésnyj, несумлі́ннийnesumlínnyj

  2. Interfering with honesty.

  3. (obsolete)Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

  4. (obsolete)Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.

More definitions
  • deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
  • capable of being corrupted

Examples

120 sentences
  1. I've been accused of being dishonest.

    Мене звинуватили в нечесності.

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  2. Tom said Mary was dishonest.

    Том сказав, що Мері нечесна.

    ruТом сказал, что Мэри нечестна.

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  3. What you did was dishonest.

    Те, що ти зробив, було нечесно.

    ruТо, что ты сделал, было нечестно.

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  4. What Tom did was dishonest.

    Те, що зробив Том, було нечесно.

    ruТо, что сделал Том, было нечестно.

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  5. I wasn't dishonest.

    Я не був нечесним.

    ruЯ не был нечестным.

    deIch bin nicht unaufrichtig gewesen.

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English dishoneste (“dishonourable”), from Old French deshoneste, from Latin d

From Middle English dishoneste (“dishonourable”), from Old French deshoneste, from Latin dehonestus. Equivalent to dis- + honest. Displaced native Old English unsōþfæst.

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Forms

more dishonest, most dishonest
Comparativemore dishonest Lesson
Superlativemost dishonest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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