# disingenuous

Pronunciation: say "dis-in-JEN-yoo-uhs" /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs/

## Adjective

1. Not frank or sincere about what one really thinks, knows, or intends, often by feigning innocence or ignorance.
   - Simple: Not honest about what you think, know, or plan, often by pretending to know less than you do.
   - _I'd be disingenuous if I told you I had no doubts about the deal._
   - _The company's statement was disingenuous, omitting any mention of the earlier recall._

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Not honorable, and not worthy of being held in honor.

## Origin

Formed from the prefix dis- combined with ingenuous.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/disingenuous (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).