disingenuousness
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ɪnˈdʒɛn adjective
lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: Her excuse was rather disingenuous.
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disingenuous (ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| not sincere; lacking candour | |
| disin'genuously | |
| —adv | |
| disin'genuousness | |
| —n | |
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Disingenuousness
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| disingenuous (ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs) | |
| —adj | |
| not sincere; lacking candour | |
| disin'genuously | |
| —adv | |
| disin'genuousness | |
| —n | |
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Disingenuousness, deception and in some cases outright falsehoods continue in their rhetoric and in their deeds.
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