not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief:
a dishonest person.
2.
proceeding from or exhibiting lack of honesty; fraudulent:
a dishonest advertisement.
Origin
1350-1400;Middle Englishdishoneste < Anglo-French,Old Frenchdeshoneste, equivalent to des-dis-1 + honestehonest
Related forms
dishonestly, adverb
Synonyms
1. unscrupulous, knavish, deceitful, perfidious. See corrupt. 2. false.
Antonyms
1, 2. honest.
Examples from the web for dishonest
Surely you know there are ways to be dishonest without outright lying.
Her new crackdown on dishonest nutritional claims by food manufacturers is a welcome sign that she means business.
Taxis are ubiquitous and cheap, but watch out for dishonest drivers.
In fact, this practice makes universities appear to be both greedy and dishonest.
Or what a dishonest computer-repair technician could do to your computer or network.
It's a trade school discipline with dishonest luxury branding.
However, it is dishonest to scare people into buying products.
Even if he understands his job description, being dishonest in pursuit of it is an undesirable characteristic.
Violating the bounds of a relationship and a social contract is blatantly dishonest.
The student may not be plagiarizing, but she is being intellectually dishonest.
British Dictionary definitions for dishonest
dishonest
/dɪsˈɒnɪst/
adjective
1.
not honest or fair; deceiving or fraudulent
Derived Forms
dishonestly, adverb
Word Origin and History for dishonest
adj.
late 14c., from Old French deshoneste (13c., Modern French déshonnête) "dishonorable, horrible, indecent," perhaps from a Medieval Latin or Gallo-Romance compound of Latin dis- "not" (see dis-) + honestus "honorable" (see honest). The Latin formation was dehonestus. Related: Dishonestly.