meaning of dishonesty
1. Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame.
2. Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness.
3. Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; any deviation from probity; a dishonest act.
4. Lewdness; unchastity.
5. lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing