dishonesty
noun/dɪsˈɑnɪsti/
Frequency rank: #10,940 most common English word
Meaning
the quality of being untruthful or not straightforward; deceitfulness.
Example sentence
The politician lost public trust because of repeated dishonesty in his statements.
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