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disingenuous
[dis-in-jen-yoo-uhs]
adjective
lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere.
Her excuse was rather disingenuous.
disingenuous
/ ˌɪɪˈɛʊə /
adjective
not sincere; lacking candour
Other 51Թ Forms
- disingenuously adverb
- disingenuousness noun
- nondisingenuous adjective
- nondisingenuously adverb
- nondisingenuousness noun
- ˌ徱ˈԳܴdzܲԱ noun
- ˌ徱ˈԳܴdzܲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of disingenuous1
Example Sentences
A sloppier, more disingenuous government report would be hard to imagine.
This is a little disingenuous in light of detailed reporting in The Washington Post, science magazine Undark, and others.
“But really, I was a disingenuous version of myself, and ultimately ended up feeling unrewarded at the end, no matter what I did, whether I had a successful social interaction or I failed miserably.”
Using the blatantly disingenuous pretext of "fighting anti-semitism," the school caved to Trump's demands to silence campus protests with threats of student discipline and even arrest.
When Salah set the cat among the pigeons about his future in November by saying he was 'more out than in', he wasn't being disingenuous.
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