malhonnêteté

Definitions of malhonnêteté
  1. noun
    the quality of being dishonest
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    antonyms:
    honnêteté
    the quality of being honest
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    corruption
    lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
    manque de scrupules
    the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty
    fraude, tromperie
    the quality of being fraudulent
    fausseté
    the quality of being untruthful
    fausseté
    the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
    fausseté
    the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
    fausseté
    the tendency to be untruthful
    fausseté, fourberie, ruse, sournoiserie
    the quality of being crafty
    ingénuosité
    the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage
    type of:
    fourberie
    failure to adhere to moral principles
  2. noun
    lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
    synonyms: improbité
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    types:
    trahison
    an act of deliberate betrayal
    combine, vilain tour
    an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent
    falsification, faux
    criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
    type of:
    crime, mauvaise conduite, méfait
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law
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