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Insincere, Not straightforward or candid
...and a subtle aspect:Disingenuousness is deliberately giving the false impression of simple frankness. The above is correct, but in a sense it is what you are not doing when being disingenuous.An example might help. Years ago I worked for the General Dynamics computer facility that houses and maintains all the computers/software for Electric Boat, the submarine manufacturers in Connecticut. Our offices were several miles from the shipyard. We got picketed one day by protesters; they blocked the entrances to our parking lots, and caused quite a disruption.
A co-worker was distraught by this and told a reporter: "...But we aren't building the nuclear subs!..." I found this disingenuous.
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How can you use the word disingenuous in a sentence?
For Lilian Yates to call the parking attendants ' behavior ' disgusting ' is disingenuous in the extreme. This is, of course, disingenuous to say the least. It would be disingenuous to imply that such funds would solve the problem in education. However, the Government were slightly disingenuous in saying, " All of this is happening anyway under these various other Acts. Don't you think you are being just a little disingenuous? You have to be pretty thick not to see through all this - or extremely disingenuous.
What is the meaning of unfair?
To deprive of fairness or beauty., Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal.
Is disingenuous and insincere the same?
No.
Can you give a sentence for disingenuous?
It means not being honest, often knowing more than they let on to know: He was not fair as his word were disingenuous.
How would you use the word insincere in a sentence?
It's disingenuous to search for a sentence with disingenuous.He made several disingenuous promises during the campaign knowing full well that he could never fulfill them.She offered a very disingenuous excuse for missing the holiday party.The jury found her arguments to be very disingenuous and she was found guilty of the crime.The prosecuting attorney lost the case because his leading witness came across as very disingenuous in the eyes of the jury.His offer to take his son and daughter to the amusement park is quite disingenuous considering that he cancels outings with his kids all the time.
What is the difference between the words ingenuous and disingenuous?
"Ingenuous" means naive or innocent. (Think of the word "ingenue" for a stage role for a young, innocent woman.) "Disingenuous" looks like it would mean the opposite of "ingenuous," but that is not exactly so. "Disingenuous" means falsely pretending to be innocent or naive. Someone who is conniving and trying to manipulate for his own self-interest may pretend to be sincere and innocent in his motivations; we might call him disingenuous.
What is the antonym of candid?
guarded * indirect * disingenuous
What is the opposite of. honest?
The opposite could be dishonest, deceitful, disingenuous, or misleading.
What rhymes with strenuous?
4 syllables: ingenuous 5 syllables: disingenuous treacherous
What does it mean to be disingenuous?
Disingenuous means to be not straight forward or candid. A good example is deliberately giving the false impression that you're not honest about your feelings and pretending to feel something that is not entirely true.
What is the meaning of illiberal?
Not liberal; not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean; sordid., Indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the like; ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous., Not well authorized or elegant; as, illiberal words in Latin.
Is disgenuine a word?
Not in English, no. Perhaps you mean 'disingenuous' which is a word which means not candid or sincere.
