Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dishonest

/dɪˈsɑnɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: dis-on-est
IPA: /dɪˈsɑnɪst/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not honest; shoddy.

adj

Interfering with honesty.

adj

Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

Obsolete

adj

Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"“Watch how totally dishonest the California Prop vote is!” Trump fumed on Truth Social over the weekend."
"inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars"
"speake dishonest word"
"Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, / Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears."

Etymology

From Middle English dishoneste (“dishonourable”), from Old French deshoneste, from Latin dehonestus. Equivalent to dis- + honest. Displaced native Old English unsōþfæst.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dishoneste, deshoneste, dehonestus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪˈsɑnɪst/
British English: /dɪˈsɒnɪst/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more dishonest (comparative) most dishonest (superlative)

Derived Forms

dishonestness

Frequently Paired Words

dishonestly dishonesty

Synonyms

roguish corruptible bribable purchasable venal dishonorable

Antonyms

honest

Rhymes With

honest

Questions

How do you pronounce dishonest?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsɑnɪst/.
What does dishonest mean?: Not honest; shoddy.
Where does dishonest come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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