disingenuousness

/ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəsnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being disingenuous.

Word Origin Ingenuous comes from Latin ingenuus 'freeborn, native' — literally 'born in' (in- + genu 'birth'), and freeborn people were seen as naturally honest. Disingenuousness is the opposite: the state of being crafty and insincere. The root genu also gives us generate, genetics, and indigenous (born in a place).

noun The state or quality of being disingenuous. countable

Her disingenuousness became obvious when she claimed ignorance of the plan she had helped create.

(名词) 不真诚;虚伪;做作

当她声称对自己参与制定的计划一无所知时,她的不真诚变得显而易见。

(sustantivo) falsedad; insinceridad; doblez; hipocresía [El estado o cualidad de ser insincero o falso.]

Su falsedad se hizo evidente cuando afirmó ignorar el plan que ella misma había ayudado a crear.

(nom) mauvaise foi; duplicité; hypocrisie; tartufferie [Manque de franchise ou de sincérité ; feinte naïveté.]

Son manque de sincérité est devenu évident quand elle a prétendu ignorer le plan qu'elle avait elle-même contribué à élaborer.

(Substantiv) Unaufrichtigkeit; Heuchelei [Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, unaufrichtig oder heuchlerisch zu sein; das Fehlen von Ehrlichkeit oder Offenheit in Worten oder Handlungen.]

Ihre **disingenuousness** wurde offensichtlich, als sie behauptete, von dem Plan nichts gewusst zu haben, den sie selbst mitentworfen hatte.

(名詞) 「不誠実であること。わざと無知を装うなど、真意や本心を隠して相手に接する性質。

自分が計画したにもかかわらず無知を装ったとき、彼女の不誠実さは明らかになった。

(substantivo) insinceridade; falsidade; hipocrisia; duplicidade [O estado ou qualidade de ser insincero; falta de franqueza.]

Sua insinceridade ficou óbvia quando ela afirmou desconhecer o plano que tinha ajudado a criar.

Word parts: dis + ingenuous + ness

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