dishonesty

dishonesty — noun

1. when someone says or does things that are not true or fair, especially in order

1.名詞B2
釋義

when someone says or does things that are not true or fair, especially in order to get an advantage for themselves

例句

The company was accused of financial dishonesty after several reports of hidden payments were discovered.

collocation: accuse of dishonesty

Eitan's dishonesty about his qualifications cost him the job when the truth came out.

同義詞
  • deception

    broader term covering any act that makes someone believe something false

  • fraud

    more formal and legal, specifically dishonesty for financial gain

  • deceit

    slightly more formal, often suggests a planned pattern of misleading

  • lying

    more direct and everyday, focused on spoken falsehoods

反義詞
  • honesty

    the quality of being truthful and fair

文法句型

dishonesty + in/about/at + something

accuse + of + dishonesty

dishonesty + among + group

用法筆記

Often uncountable. When countable, it refers to a specific dishonest act or instance (e.g., 'a small dishonesty that later became a habit').

常見錯誤

❌The report showed many dishonesty.
✅The report showed many acts of dishonesty.' or 'The report showed a lot of dishonesty.
💡Dishonesty is usually uncountable; use 'acts of dishonesty' for multiple instances.