Associations to the word «Disingenuous»

Wiktionary

DISINGENUOUS, adjective. Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; fake or deceptive.
DISINGENUOUS, adjective. Not ingenuous; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful.
DISINGENUOUS, adjective. Assuming a pose of naïveté to make a point or for deception.

Dictionary definition

DISINGENUOUS, adjective. Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse".

Wise words

Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
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