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dishonesty vs falsehood

falsehood vs dishonesty

dishonesty and falsehood both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dishonesty Yes No No No
falsehood Yes No No No
As nouns, falsehood is a hyponym of dishonesty; that is, falsehood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dishonesty:
  • dishonesty: lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
  • falsehood: the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
Other hyponyms of dishonesty include betrayal, perfidy, treachery, treason, charlatanism, quackery, trick, falsification.
dishonesty (noun) falsehood (noun)
lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
the quality of being dishonest a false statement
Difference between dishonesty and falsehood

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