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dishonesty vs wrongdoing

wrongdoing vs dishonesty

dishonesty and wrongdoing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dishonesty Yes No No No
wrongdoing Yes No No No
As nouns, wrongdoing is a hypernym of dishonesty; that is, wrongdoing is a word with a broader meaning than dishonesty:
  • dishonesty: lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
  • wrongdoing: activity that transgresses moral or civil law
Other hypernyms of dishonesty include actus reus, misconduct, wrongful conduct.
dishonesty (noun) wrongdoing (noun)
lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing activity that transgresses moral or civil law
the quality of being dishonest departure from what is ethically acceptable
Difference between dishonesty and wrongdoing

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