disingenuousness

Variant of disingenuous

disingenuous definition

dis·in·genu·ous (dis′in jen′yo̵̅o̅ əs)

adjective

  1. not straightforward; not candid or frank; insincere
  2. slyly deceptive or misleading, typically by means of a pretense of ignorance or unawareness

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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