disingenuous in English dictionary

  • disingenuous

    Meanings and definitions of "disingenuous"

    • Assuming a pose of naivete to make a point or for deception.
    • Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; fake or deceptive.
    • Not ingenuous; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful.
    • adjective
      Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; fake or deceptive.
    • adjective
      Not ingenuous; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful.
    • adjective
      Assuming a pose of naïveté to make a point or for deception.
    • not noble; unbecoming true honor
    • Falsely or hypocritically ingenuous.
    • adjective
      not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"

    Synonyms of "disingenuous" in English dictionary

    artful, twisted, misrepresented are the top synonyms of "disingenuous" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "disingenuous" in English dictionary

    ingenuous is the antonym of "disingenuous" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of disingenuous

    • disingenuous ( comparative more disingenuous, superlative most disingenuous)
    • disingenuous (comparative more disingenuous, superlative most disingenuous)

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