disingenuous
US: /dɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/
UK: /dˌɪsɪndʒˈɛnjuːəs/
UK: /dˌɪsɪndʒˈɛnjuːəs/
English Vietnamese dictionary
disingenuous /,disin'dʤenjuəs/
- tính từ
- không thành thật, không thật thà, không trung thực, quay quắc, gian xảo
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
[not usually before noun] (formal) not sincere, especially when you pretend to know less about sth than you really do: It would be disingenuous of me to claim I had never seen it.
Compare: INGENUOUS
disingenuously adverb
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
clever, artful, crafty, sly, on the qui vive, cunning, insidious, foxy, wily, slick, smooth; insincere, false, dishonest, tricky, devious, deceitful, underhand(ed), guileful, shifty; double-dealing, two-faced, duplicitous, hypocritical, scheming, plotting, calculating, designing, contriving:
It is disingenuous to ask for advice when what you want is assistance.
Concise English dictionary
‚dɪsɪn'dʒenjʊəs
adj.
+not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
