dishonesty

Etymology

From Middle English dishoneste (“disgrace, filth”), from Old French deshoneste.

noun

1. (uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
   He added: "We've always had spin, especially from Government. But this is not spin. This is dishonesty and so it's our rail media's urgent responsibility to call it out because non-specialist journalists across the country will report this and gradually these untruths will be accepted. January 26 2022, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Government's IRP claims condemned as "dishonest"”, in RAIL, number 949, page 7
2. (countable) An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.
3. (uncountable, obsolete) Shamefulness, disgrace.