Meaning

3 senses
  1. Not honourable; unworthy of honour.

    unaufrichtig, unehrlich, unwürdig

    неи́скреннийneískrennij

  2. Not ingenuous; not frank or open.

  3. Assuming a pose of naïveté to make a point or for deception.

More definitions
  • not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Tom was disingenuous.

    ruТом был неискренним.

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  2. Tom was either being naïve or disingenuous.

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  3. The judge thought that the witness's evidence was disingenuous and unconvincing.

    ruСудья счёл показания свидетеля неискренними и неубедительными.

    deDer Richter war der Ansicht, dass die Zeugenaussage verlogen und unglaubwürdig war.

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  4. Tom is being disingenuous.

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  5. Tom was being disingenuous.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
not noble; unbecoming true honor:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
not noble; unbecoming true honor:

Forms

more disingenuous, most disingenuous
Comparativemore disingenuous Lesson
Superlativemost disingenuous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness:artful

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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