mindmap root((欺骗)) dishonest implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat, defraud: a swindle usually involves ~ people. deceitful usually implies an intent to mislead and commonly suggests a false appearance or duplicitous behavior: leant of the secret of his ~ partner. mendacious less forthright than lying, may suggest bland or even harmless mischievous deceit and often suggests a habit of telling untruths: his sea story became increasingly ~. lying implies a specific act or instance rather than a habit or tendency and suggests guilt: a conviction based upon testimony of a ~ witness. untruthful is a less harsh term than lying and stresses a discrepancy between what is said or represented and the facts or reality of the situation rather than an intent to deceive: the version given in her memoirs is ~ in several respects.