/ dɪsˈɒnɪst; NAmE -ˈɑːn-/ adjective
not honest; intending to trick people :
Beware of dishonest traders in the tourist areas.
I don't like him, and it would be dishonest of me to pretend otherwise.
OPP honest
► dis·hon·est·ly adverb
► dis·hon·esty noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense dishonourable, unchaste ): from Old French deshoneste , Latin dehonestus .