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dissembling

English

Noun

dissembling (plural dissemblings)

  1. The action of the verb dissemble

Verb

dissembling

  1. present participle of dissemble

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disingenuous

English

Etymology

dis- +? ingenuous

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /?d?s.?n.?d??n.ju.?s/

Adjective

disingenuous (comparative more disingenuous, superlative most disingenuous)

  1. Not honourable; unworthy of honour
  2. Not ingenuous; not frank or open
    Synonym: uncandid
    • 1726, William Broome, The Poems of Alexander Pope: The Odyssey of Homer. Books XIII-XXIV, edited by Maynard Mack, Methuen, 1969, volume 10, page 378:
      I am not so vain as to think these Remarks free from faults, nor so disingenuous as not to confess them:
  3. Assuming a pose of naïveté to make a point or for deception.

Usage notes

  • Nouns to which "disingenuous" is often applied: attempt, argument, statement, conduct, people, excuse, question, assertion.

Derived terms

  • disingenuously
  • disingenuousness

Translations

Further reading

  • disingenuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • disingenuous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • disingenuous at OneLook Dictionary Search

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