disingenuous

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dis′in jen′yo̅o̅ əs)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
dis•in•gen•u•ous /ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnyuəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. lacking in frankness, truth, or sincerity;
    insincere:She gave me a disingenuous answer.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dis•in•gen•u•ous  (dis′in jen′yo̅o̅ əs),USA pronunciation adj., 
  1. lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity;
    falsely or hypocritically ingenuous;
    insincere:Her excuse was rather disingenuous.
  • dis-1 + ingenuous 1645–55
dis′in•gen′u•ous•ly, adv. 
dis′in•gen′u•ous•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
disingenuous / ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs/
  1. not sincere; lacking candour
ˌdisinˈgenuouslyˌdisinˈgenuousness
'disingenuous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
casuist - deceitful - false - faux-naïf - insincere - sea lion

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