Dishonestly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in a corrupt and deceitful manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈɑːnɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɒnɪstli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɒnɪstli/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈɑːnɪdʒ/.

Examples

he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deceitfully venally

Antonyms

honestly

Parts of Speech

adverb

in a corrupt and deceitful manner

“he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unehrlich

auf korrupte und betrügerische Weise

🇫🇷French

malhonnêtement

d'une manière corrompue et trompeuse

🇪🇸Spanish

deshonestamente

de manera corrupta y engañosa

🇮🇹Italian

disonestamente

in modo corrotto e ingannevole

🇳🇱Dutch

oneerlijk

op een corrupte en bedrieglijke manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

desonestamente

de maneira corrupta e enganosa

🇷🇺Russian

нечестно

коррумпированным и обманным образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेईमानी से

भ्रष्ट और धोखेबाज तरीके से

🇧🇩Bengali

অসাধুভাবে

একটি দুর্নীতিগ্রস্ত এবং প্রতারণামূলক পদ্ধতিতে

🇮🇳Tamil

நேர்மையற்ற முறையில்

ஊழல் மற்றும் வஞ்சகமான முறையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిజాయితీ లేకుండా

అవినీతి మరియు మోసపూరిత పద్ధతిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

अप्रामाणिकपणे

भ्रष्ट आणि फसव्या पद्धतीने

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપ્રમાણિકપણે

ભ્રષ્ટ અને કપટી રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕವಾಗಿ

ಭ್ರಷ್ಟ ಮತ್ತು ಮೋಸದ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സത്യസന്ധതയില്ലാതെ

അഴിമതിയും വഞ്ചനയും നിറഞ്ഞ രീതിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਈਮਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ

ਇੱਕ ਭ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟ ਅਤੇ ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے ایمانی سے

بدعنوان اور دھوکہ دہی کے انداز میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不诚实地

以腐败和欺骗的方式

🇯🇵Japanese

不誠実に

腐敗した、欺瞞的な方法で

🇰🇷Korean

부정직하게

부패하고 기만적인 방식으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không trung thực

một cách tham nhũng và lừa dối

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สุจริต

ในทางทุจริตและหลอกลวง

🇮🇩Indonesian

secara tidak jujur

dengan cara yang korup dan penuh tipu daya

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi tapat

sa isang tiwali at mapanlinlang na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

secara tidak jujur

dengan cara yang korup dan menipu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بطريقة غير شريفة

بطريقة فاسدة ومخادعة

🇮🇷Persian

ناصادقانه

به شیوه ای فاسد و فریبکارانه

🇹🇷Turkish

dürüst olmayan bir şekilde

Yolsuz ve aldatıcı bir şekilde

🇮🇱Hebrew

בצורה לא ישרה

בצורה מושחתת ומרמה

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The primary meaning of 'dishonestly' is 'in a corrupt and deceitful manner'.

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