different between dishonest vs treacherous

dishonest

English

Etymology

From Old French deshoneste, from Latin dehonestus. Synchronically, dis- +? honest.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??s?n?st/
  • (US) IPA(key): /d??s?n?st/

Adjective

dishonest (comparative more dishonest, superlative most dishonest)

  1. Not honest.
  2. Interfering with honesty.
  3. (obsolete) Dishonourable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
    • c. 1560,Thomas North, Archontorologion
      speake 'dishonest word
  4. (obsolete) Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.
    • Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, / Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears.

Antonyms

  • honest

Related terms

  • dishonesty

Translations

Further reading

  • dishonest at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

  • hedonists, stonished

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treacherous

English

Etymology

From Old French trecheros, tricheros (deceitful). See treacher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t??t????s/, /?t??t???s/

Adjective

treacherous (comparative more treacherous, superlative most treacherous)

  1. Exhibiting treachery.
  2. Deceitful; inclined to betray.
  3. Unreliable; dangerous.
    a treacherous mountain trail

Antonyms

  • (exhibiting treachery): loyal

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

  • treacherous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • treacherous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • treacherous at OneLook Dictionary Search

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