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I don't want to be polite. I don't think campaigning is polite. That's a disingenuous effort.
Carl Paladino

Meaning of "disingenuous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISINGENUOUS

disingenuous  [ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISINGENUOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disingenuous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISINGENUOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of disingenuous in the English dictionary

The definition of disingenuous in the dictionary is not sincere; lacking candour.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISINGENUOUS


ambiguous
æmˈbɪɡjʊəs
arduous
ˈɑːdjʊəs
cernuous
ˈsɜːnjʊəs
conspicuous
kənˈspɪkjʊəs
contiguous
kənˈtɪɡjʊəs
continuous
kənˈtɪnjʊəs
deciduous
dɪˈsɪdjʊəs
discontinuous
ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjʊəs
ingenuous
ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs
noncontinuous
ˌnɒnkənˈtɪnjʊəs
promiscuous
prəˈmɪskjʊəs
sensuous
ˈsɛnsjʊəs
sinuous
ˈsɪnjʊəs
strenuous
ˈstrɛnjʊəs
subcontinuous
ˌsʌbkənˈtɪnjʊəs
sumptuous
ˈsʌmptjʊəs
tenuous
ˈtɛnjʊəs
tumultuous
tjuːˈmʌltjʊəs
unambiguous
ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjʊəs
voluptuous
vəˈlʌptjʊəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISINGENUOUS

disinfection
disinfector
disinfest
disinfestant
disinfestation
disinflation
disinflationary
disinform
disinformation
disingenuity
disingenuously
disingenuousness
disinherison
disinherit
disinheritance
disinhibit
disinhibition
disinhibitory
disinhume
disintegrable

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISINGENUOUS

assiduous
congruous
contemptuous
discontiguous
fatuous
impetuous
incestuous
incongruous
inconspicuous
infructuous
mellifluous
noncontiguous
perspicuous
presumptuous
superfluous
tempestuous
tortuous
unctuous
vacuous
virtuous

Synonyms and antonyms of disingenuous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISINGENUOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disingenuous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disingenuous

Translation of «disingenuous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISINGENUOUS

Find out the translation of disingenuous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disingenuous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disingenuous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

虚伪的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

falso
570 millions of speakers

English

disingenuous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مخادع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лукавит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

disingenuous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কপট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fourbe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak jujur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unaufrichtig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不誠実
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

솔직
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disingenuous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thành thật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கபடமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कपटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iki yüzlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

falso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieszczere
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лукавить
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

necinstit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανειλικρινής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oneerlik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

disingenuous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

disingenuous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disingenuous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISINGENUOUS»

The term «disingenuous» is regularly used and occupies the 65.847 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISINGENUOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «disingenuous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «disingenuous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disingenuous

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10 QUOTES WITH «DISINGENUOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disingenuous.
1
Richard Ayoade
I find performing very difficult. It's difficult to be a good actor. I get very nervous, even though it sounds disingenuous, because you could legitimately go, 'Well, why do it?'
2
Tom Bodett
I come from very common stock, and I've always been uncomfortable with pretension and all the forms it can take, including disingenuous broadcasting.
3
Lisa Bonet
I felt devalued and disrespected. The energy behind it felt disingenuous and motivated by corporate profit.
4
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
On my wedding day. I didn't want a natural, blushing-bride look - I had a full-on hairdo and red lips. I thought it would be disingenuous to do the whole virginal look, so even though I had the white dress, I had pink net underneath.
5
Paul Giamatti
It'd be disingenuous to say I don't like attention - I'm an actor for God's sake - and it's flattering and all, but attention was never my big goal. I just like to work and have a good time.
6
Jennifer Gilmore
It would be a lie to say that people are coming to adoption with joy at all times. Hope, perhaps, but it would be disingenuous to say that every part coming to an adoption isn't seriously grieving.
7
Walton Goggins
I really believe that when you're playing a character that everything is contained in the script. If I'm pulling from things from my own life, then I think I'm being disingenuous to the character and the story.
8
Carl Levin
While it is clear that we need to make some adjustments to protect Social Security for the long term, it is disingenuous to say that the trust fund is facing a crisis.
9
Joe Miller
And I think we as a people need to stop being disingenuous about what the Constitution provides for. It does not provide for this all-encompassing power that we've seen exercised over the last several decades. It's what's gotten us into this bankrupt position.
10
Carl Paladino
I don't want to be polite. I don't think campaigning is polite. That's a disingenuous effort.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISINGENUOUS»

Discover the use of disingenuous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disingenuous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Psychopathy: Antisocial, Criminal, and Violent Behavior
THE DISINGENUOUS PSYCHOPATH The disingenuous psychopath's behavior is typified by a veneer of friendliness and sociability. Although making a superficially good impression upon acquaintances, this psychopath frequently shows a ...
Theodore Millon, Erik Simonsen, Morten Birket-Smith, 2002
2
Disingenuous Shadows
Disingenuous. shaDows. Copyright © 2014 Sakinah Dover. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information ...
Sakinah Dover, 2014
3
Disorders of Personality: Introducing a DSM/ICD Spectrum ...
Notable also among these disingenuous histrionics is a tendency to be contriving and plotting, to exhibit a crafty and scheming approach to life, a tendency to be insincere, calculating, and occasionally deceitful. Not likely to admit responsibility  ...
Theodore Millon, 2011
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Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English: A ...
Discard means to get rid of, throw away, or reject; disguard is useless idiocy. disingenuine Misused for disingenuous. ° CEOS can and Should use notes, teleprompters, or any other aids they may need to eflectively convey their message, but ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
5
The European Union and Democracy Promotion: The Case of ...
The. European. Union. and. Democracy. Promotion. in. the. Mediterranean: A. New. or. Disingenuous. Strategy? RICHARD. YOUNGS. As in other regions, prior to the 1990s European concern with democracy and human rights in the southern ...
Richard Gillespie, Richard Youngs, 2002
6
Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
Warton, Life of Sir T. Pope, p. 41. Disingenu'ity.-)- n.s. [from disingenuous.] Meanness of artifice ; unfairness. They contract a habit of ill-nature and disinge- nuity necessary to their affairs, and the temper of those upon whom they are to work.
Samuel Johnson, 1827
7
Transformations of Urban and Suburban Landscapes: ...
However some design elements for security are disingenuous, or purposefully deceptive. To be disingenuous is to consciously lack openness in communication — not exactly to be dishonest, but to be lacking in directness or candor.
Gary Backhaus, John Murungi, 2002
8
The Right Wing: The Good, the Bad, and the Crazy
Anyway, the client standing next to me asked me what disingenuous meant. I thought a minute, and I couldn't think of a good definition. So I said, “It means you are being jacked around.” The people in the courtroom really laughed. My use of  ...
Charles Phillip Rider, 2013
9
Personality Disorders in Modern Life
The disingenuous subtype synthesizes histrionic and antisocial features. A somewhat different picture is created, depending on the relative influence of histrionic and antisocial traits. In the beginning, they make a good first impression and ...
Theodore Millon, Carrie M. Millon, Sarah Meagher, 2012
10
Reading English with Awareness: For Academic Studies (B), ...
61) and "disingenuous" (1. 77)? If you didn't, read WORDS WORDS WORDS/1. WORDS WORDS WORDS/1 Using the Context or Looking Up a Word in the Dictionary? Review You already know that you should try and understand a difficult ...
Esther Klein-Wohl, Aliza Yahav, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISINGENUOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disingenuous is used in the context of the following news items.
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TiVo keeps resurrecting Aereo's sad corpse to sell DVRs | The Verge
It's extremely disingenuous in fact, since as they're written, these emails appear to come from a company that no longer exists. Aereo's legacy ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
2
Jewish National Fund Owns $2B in Land - Breaking News …
... provides a final answer to the false and disingenuous claims about a lack of transparency,” the JNF said in a statement quoted by Haaretz. «Forward, Jul 15»
3
The Tories have let the bloated BBC off the hook, STEPHEN …
But in almost every other respect the Government's critics are wrong, and they are either being disingenuous or boneheaded in insisting that ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Does India's national anthem extol the British? - BBC News
... for literature and a patriot, who resigned his knighthood in protest against one of the bloodiest massacres in British history - is disingenuous. «BBC News, Jul 15»
5
The Dos and Don'ts of Starting a Purpose-Driven Business
... a business as much as the consumer feeling that a business is being disingenuous and supporting a cause merely for marketing purposes. «Entrepreneur, Jul 15»
6
Interview: Lives on Hold for the Dominican Republic's Haitian Minority
That too is disingenuous. We need to acknowledge that for generations Haitian migrants have been coming to the Dominican Republic to ... «Human Rights Watch, Jul 15»
7
Relationship Disengagement: What Happens When You Just Stop …
This could have certainly helped you prove to yourself that you're still capable of feeling. But that feels too disingenuous. It doesn't feel honest. «Elite Daily, Jul 15»
8
Your Biggest Obstacle to Doing What You Want is You - Lifehacker
There are a lot of things that can hold you back in life: money, opportunity, other people. It's disingenuous to say that it's equally easy for ... «Lifehacker, Jul 15»
9
Japanese measures to support stock market - FT.com
... Japan is “barely able to disguise the way its central bank's easing programme has been used to stabilise the stock market” is disingenuous. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
10
Film presents one-state solution as moral, practical outcome for …
But to see his savage, bitter response as representative of everyone who questions the one-state position is disingenuous. If the film wanted to ... «The Electronic Intifada, Jul 15»

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