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dishonesty (n.)

late 14c., "disgrace, shame, want of honor," from Old French deshonesté (13c., Modern French deshonnéteté) "dishonor, impropriety," from des- (see dis-) + Latin honestatem (nominative honestas) "honorableness," from honestus "honorable; deserving honor, respectable," from honos "honor, dignity, office, reputation," which is of unknown origin. Meaning "want of honesty, lack of integrity," the main modern sense, is recorded from 1590s.

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Definitions of dishonesty from WordNet

dishonesty (n.)
the quality of being dishonest;
dishonesty (n.)
lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing;
Synonyms: knavery
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