dishonesty
noun [ U ] uk/dɪˈsɒn.ɪ.sti/ us/dɪˈsɑː.nə.sti/
B2 不诚实，不老实，不正直
the quality or an act of not being honest
Her dishonesty landed her in prison. 她的不诚实行为使她进了监狱。
Mistakes and misunderstandings are a far more common cause of complaint than deliberate dishonesty. 错误和误解是比故意不诚实更常见的投诉原因。
See: dishonest
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- There is a sort of intellectual dishonesty going on.
- In most cases, fraud involves dishonesty.
- She suffered depression after a professor alleged academic dishonesty and issued a failing grade for a project.