dishonest

«dishonest» in Mova's judaism dictionary: not honest: lying, cheating, stealing or tricking people — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (dishonest, more dishonest, most dishonest)

meaning for a pupil

Dishonest means not honest: lying, cheating, stealing or tricking people. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means gained by cheating, violence or unfair dealing. It refers to profit taken wrongly. Interpretation: Ezekiel condemns leaders who take dishonest gain. The prophets and the Torah treat honest dealing as a basic duty. In the primary lessons: In lessons about truth, lies and tricks, pupils learn why being dishonest hurts trust and how to spot dishonest people, like scammers. In stories, dishonest characters are often found out. Phrases: dishonest behaviour, a dishonest person, it is dishonest to.

examples

• Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey: to shed blood, and to destroy souls, so as to get dishonest gain. (Prophets EZK.22.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• Behold, therefore, I have smitten My hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee. (Prophets EZK.22.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• It is dishonest to copy someone's answers. tree →
• The dishonest shopkeeper gave the wrong change on purpose. tree →
• Saying you did your homework when you didn't is dishonest. tree →
• A dishonest advert may promise things that aren't true. tree →
• Being dishonest makes people stop trusting you. tree →
• The fox in the story was sly and dishonest. tree →
• The dishonest get no credit, even if they act honestly. tree →

note

Adjective made of dis- (not) + honest. The h is silent: say dis-ON-ist, so use an with honest (an honest boy) but a with dishonest (a dishonest boy). Noun: dishonesty; adverb: dishonestly.

In the corpora

• Claiming feelings just to seem friendly would be dishonest, like the "AI friend" in the safety lessons.
• "Less than candid" is an official way to say dishonest; "candid" means open and honest.
• It clears honest people as often as it catches dishonest ones.
• "You shall not steal" (Exodus 20:15); "The Lord detests dishonest scales" (Proverbs 11:1).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dishonest» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.