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A disingenuous remark might contain some superficial truth, but it is delivered with the intent to deceive or to serve some hidden purpose. Its base word ingenuous (derived from a Latin adjective meaning "native" or "freeborn") can describe someone who, like a child, is innocent or lacking guile or craftiness. English speakers began frequently joining the negative prefix dis- with ingenuous to create disingenuous during the 17th century.

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"It's had nine murders since 1937—about the same as you would get in many small towns." This was correct, but a wee disingenuous. The AT [Appalachian Trail] had no murders in its first thirty-six years and nine in the past twenty-two.

Bill Bryson, A Walk in the Woods, 1999 … and he egged Badger on, asking a disingenuous question about the antivivisection rally in Cleveland, and as Badger took the thought up and chewed it over, the Doctor made as if to excuse himself.

T. Coraghessan Boyle, The Road to Wellville, 1993 … he has a disingenuous way of resorting to slang when he wants to make a big point but is afraid of sounding pretentious.

Karen Schoemer, New York Times Book Review, 31 Oct. 1993 Unity is at best an ideal, at worst a disingenuous political slogan.

Salman Rushdie, The Independent on Sunday, 25 Nov. 1990 Her recent expressions of concern are self-serving and disingenuous.

Recent Examples on the Web LeBron’s new contract is more than a bit disingenuous.

Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2022 Compared to last year, however, prices rose by a blistering pace of 8.5%, conservative commentators pointed out, complaining that zeroing in on the monthly inflation rate is disingenuous.

Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2022 Wait for a second, some retort, this person is being disingenuous.

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022 But Henry Hilow, a lawyer for Mr. Loehmann, called Mr. Wilcox’s statement disingenuous.

New York Times, 7 July 2022 Some Twitter users called the apology disingenuous, pointing out that Szeliga’s use of profanity to describe her colleagues in private would have been equally inappropriate.

Lillian Reed, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2022 Justice Sotomayor on Thursday called those assertions disingenuous.

Jess Bravin, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2022 Some voters say this answer is disingenuous because Calvert sought Trump’s backing after the insurrection occurred.

Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022 The organization’s claim to be an association of churches is disingenuous, said Frederick Clarkson, who researches the Christian right at nonpartisan social justice think tank Political Research Associates.

ProPublica, 14 July 2022 See More

单词	disingenuous
释义	disingenuous adjective dis·in·gen·u·ous ˌdis-in-ˈjen-yə-wəs -yü-əs : lacking in candor also : giving a false appearance of simple frankness : calculating disingenuously adverb disingenuousness noun Did you know? A disingenuous remark might contain some superficial truth, but it is delivered with the intent to deceive or to serve some hidden purpose. Its base word ingenuous (derived from a Latin adjective meaning "native" or "freeborn") can describe someone who, like a child, is innocent or lacking guile or craftiness. English speakers began frequently joining the negative prefix dis- with ingenuous to create disingenuous during the 17th century. Example Sentences "It's had nine murders since 1937—about the same as you would get in many small towns." This was correct, but a wee disingenuous. The AT [Appalachian Trail] had no murders in its first thirty-six years and nine in the past twenty-two. Bill Bryson, A Walk in the Woods, 1999 … and he egged Badger on, asking a disingenuous question about the antivivisection rally in Cleveland, and as Badger took the thought up and chewed it over, the Doctor made as if to excuse himself. T. Coraghessan Boyle, The Road to Wellville, 1993 … he has a disingenuous way of resorting to slang when he wants to make a big point but is afraid of sounding pretentious. Karen Schoemer, New York Times Book Review, 31 Oct. 1993 Unity is at best an ideal, at worst a disingenuous political slogan. Salman Rushdie, The Independent on Sunday, 25 Nov. 1990 Her recent expressions of concern are self-serving and disingenuous. Recent Examples on the Web LeBron’s new contract is more than a bit disingenuous. Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2022 Compared to last year, however, prices rose by a blistering pace of 8.5%, conservative commentators pointed out, complaining that zeroing in on the monthly inflation rate is disingenuous. Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2022 Wait for a second, some retort, this person is being disingenuous. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022 But Henry Hilow, a lawyer for Mr. Loehmann, called Mr. Wilcox’s statement disingenuous. New York Times, 7 July 2022 Some Twitter users called the apology disingenuous, pointing out that Szeliga’s use of profanity to describe her colleagues in private would have been equally inappropriate. Lillian Reed, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2022 Justice Sotomayor on Thursday called those assertions disingenuous. Jess Bravin, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2022 Some voters say this answer is disingenuous because Calvert sought Trump’s backing after the insurrection occurred. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022 The organization’s claim to be an association of churches is disingenuous, said Frederick Clarkson, who researches the Christian right at nonpartisan social justice think tank Political Research Associates. ProPublica, 14 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1655, in the meaning defined above disingenuous adjective as in dishonest Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dishonest deceitful untruthful contrived hypocritical claptrap assumed unnatural devious insincere bogus strained affected mechanical false forced simplistic simulated sham backhanded inappropriate thoughtless unctuous put-on pretended feigned phony two-faced double jive artificial fake lip meaningless counterfeit phoney mealymouthed glib hollow phoney-baloney phony-baloney Janus-faced superficial simple mealy facile double-faced casual double-dealing breezy Pecksniffian left-handed empty Antonyms & Near Antonyms honest sincere genuine heartfelt candid straightforward forthright direct frank plain true truthful unfeigned open undesigning thoughtful profound intelligent heart-to-heart See More
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