Disingenuity

/ˌdɪsɪndʒəˈnuːɪti/ noun

Definition

The quality of being disingenuous; lack of sincerity or honest intent, especially while pretending innocence.

Etymology

From disingenuous + -ity (noun suffix). Emerged in 17th-century English to describe insincere behavior.

Kelly Says

Disingenuity is a sneaky form of dishonesty—the person isn't technically lying, but they're carefully misleading you while maintaining plausible deniability!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
不誠實ነት
bə-sə-mɪʃ-nət
ARالعربية
عدم الأمانة
adam al-amaanah
BNবাংলা
অসত্যতা
a-sat-yat-a
CACatalà
deshonestad
de-sho-nes-tad
CSČeština
neupřímnost
ne-up-rim-nost'
DADansk
usselhed
us-sel-hed
DEDeutsch
Unehrlichkeit
u-nehr-li-khayt
ELΕλληνικά
ατεκνια
a-tek-nia
ESEspañol
deshonestidad
de-sho-nes-tee-dad
FAفارسی
بی‌صداقتی
bee-sa-daq-ti
FISuomi
epäaidosti
e-pa-a-i-dos-ti
FRFrançais
malhonnêteté
ma-loh-net-eh-te
GUGU
સત્ય નહિ
sa-ty na-hi
HAHA
ba'a-ba'a
ba-a-ba-a
HEעברית
אי-אמינות
ee-a-mi-nu-t
HIहिन्दी
असत्यता
a-sat-yat-a
HUMagyar
önmagában nem őszinteség
on-ma-ga-ban nem o-sz-in-tes-eg
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketidakjujuran
ke-tidak-ju-juran
IGIG
ọgbọ
o-gbo
ITItaliano
disonesta
di-so-nes-ta
JA日本語
偽善
ぎせん
KKKK
ауыс
aw-ys
KMKM
មិនជាតិ
min-che-a-ti
KO한국어
진실성 부족
jin-sil-seong bu-jok
MRMR
असत्यता
a-sat-yat-a
MSBahasa Melayu
ketidakjujuran
ke-tidak-ju-juran
MYမြန်မာ
စကားမဟုတ်
ska-ka-ma-ho-kht
NLNederlands
onoprechtheid
o-no-prech-teyt
NONorsk
usselhet
us-sel-het
PAPA
ਅਸલી
as-lee
PLPolski
nieuczciwość
n-ye-ch-chi-v-o-st'
PTPortuguês
desonestidade
de-so-nes-tee-dad
RORomână
neonestete
ne-o-nes-te-teh
RUРусский
неискренность
ne-iskren-no-st'
SVSvenska
uppdiktadhet
up-di-kat-het
SWKiswahili
siyasi
see-yah-see
TAதமிழ்
சொல்லாக
sol-la-a-ga
TEతెలుగు
అసత్యం
a-sat-yam
THไทย
ไม่ซื่อตรง
mai-si-dtrong
TLTL
hindi totoo
hin-di to-too
TRTürkçe
dürüstlük eksikliği
duur-üst-lük ek-sik-li-ghi
UKУкраїнська
нещирість
ne-shchi-rist'
URاردو
ناقض
na-qad
VITiếng Việt
không thành thật
khong thanh that
YOYO
òtítọ
o-tee-toh
ZH中文
不诚实
bù chéngshí
ZUZU
ngena
nge-na

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