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    disingenuous
    /ˌdɪs(ɪ)nˈdʒɛnjʊəs/

    adjective

    • 1. not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does: "he was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical"

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  2. Disingenuous means slightly dishonest or not speaking the complete truth. Learn how to use this formal adjective with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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  3. Disingenuous means lacking in candor or giving a false appearance of simple frankness. Learn the word history, examples, synonyms, and related articles of disingenuous from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. Disingenuous definition: lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere. See examples of DISINGENUOUS used in a sentence.

  5. Disingenuous means slightly dishonest or not speaking the complete truth. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms and translations.

  6. Disingenuous means slightly dishonest and insincere in what they say. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, synonyms, pronunciation, and word origin.

  7. Disingenuous means not sincere, especially when you pretend to know less about something than you really do. Learn how to use this formal adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.

  8. Use the adjective disingenuous to describe behavior that's not totally honest or sincere. It's disingenuous when people pretend to know less about something than they really do.