English
Etymology
From dis- + ingenuous.
Adjective
en-adj
- Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; fake or deceptive; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes.
- Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful.
- Assuming a pose of naivete�to make a point, or for deception.
#* So disingenuous as not to confess them [faults]. - w:Alexander Pope|Alexander Pope
Derived terms
disingenuously
disingenuousness
Translations
Spanish: falso, poco sincero
io:disingenuous
it:disingenuous
te:disingenuous
vi:disingenuous
zh:disingenuous
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