How do you describe a dishonest person?

How do you describe a dishonest person?

Some common synonyms of dishonest are deceitful, mendacious, and untruthful. While all these words mean "unworthy of trust or belief," dishonest implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat, or defraud.

Is dishonesty the same as lying?

Lying is explicitly stating something you know to be false, whereas dishonesty can involve withholding or misrepresenting information. For example: if you're selling a house, someone might ask if their are any problems with the foundation.

What is the root word for dishonest?

late 14c., "disgraceful, shameful, without honesty or integrity; unjust, unfair, disposed to deceive or cheat; unmodest, unchaste," from Old French deshoneste (13c., Modern French déshonnête) "dishonorable, horrible, indecent," perhaps from a Medieval Latin or Gallo-Roman compound of Latin dis- "not" (see dis-) +