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disingenuous

[ dis-in-jen-yoo-uhs ]

adjective

  1. lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere:

    Her excuse was rather disingenuous.



disingenuous

/ ˌɪɪˈɛʊə /

adjective

  1. not sincere; lacking candour
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱ˈԳܴdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˌ徱ˈԳܴdzܲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 徱i·u·dzܲ· adverb
  • 徱i·u·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDzd··u·dzܲ adjective
  • ԴDzd··u·dzܲ·ly adverb
  • ԴDzd··u·dzܲ·ness noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disingenuous1

First recorded in 1645–55; dis- 1 + ingenuous
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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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"Almost every relationship in my life would be bastardized and disingenuous because I couldn’t tell them what was going on. My son has never taken a walk outside — in five months," she said.

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"Using the drop in casualties on 20mph roads to justify cutting back on active travel infrastructure is deeply disingenuous," the Llanelli Labour MS said.

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So, until a few things get straightened out it makes no sense whatsoever and it's very disingenuous of them to say there's a true pathway.

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"It would have been disingenuous not to mention it" in the documentary, she says.

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