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Dishonesty

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knaverynounAn unprincipled action; deceit.

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honestynoun(uncountable, countable) The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
honestnessnounQuality of being honest.

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knaverynounAn unprincipled action; deceit.
untruthnounA lie or falsehood.
falsehoodnoun(countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.
dishonestNot honest; shoddy.
falsenessnounThe characteristic of being false.
deceitnounAn act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
misrepresentationnounErroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement.
deceptionnounAn instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
hypocrisynounThe claim or pretense of having beliefs, standards, qualities, behaviours, virtues, motivations, etc. which one does not really have.
unfairnessnoun(uncountable) The state of being unfair; lack of justice.
fraudnoun(law) The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
forgerynounThe act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; especially the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another, the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud.
dishonestnessnounThe state or quality of being dishonest.
honestynoun(uncountable, countable) The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
untruthfulnessnounThe state of being untruthful; dishonesty.
disloyaltynoun(uncountable) The quality of being disloyal.
unfaithfulnessnounThe characteristic of being unfaithful.
falsitynoun(uncountable) The characteristic of being untrue.
dishonorablenessnounThe property of being dishonorable.
unhonestynoun(now rare) Synonym of dishonesty.

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