Dĭs-hŏn'es-ty, n.

n. [Prefix dis and honesty, q. v.; Fr. déshonnêteté, Pr. deshonestetat, Sp. deshonestidad, It. disonestà.]

1. Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; faithlessness; a disposition to deceive or betray.
2. Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; treachery; any deviation from probity or integrity.
3. Dishonor; disgrace; unchastity; incontinence; lewdness. Shak.