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insincerity

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in⋅sin⋅cer⋅i⋅ty

[in-sin-ser-i-tee]
–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. the quality of being insincere; lack of sincerity; hypocrisy; deceitfulness.
2. an instance of being insincere: He recalled their many past insincerities.

Origin:
1540–50; in- 3 + sincerity
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in·sin·cere   (ĭn'sĭn-sîr')   
adj.  Not sincere; hypocritical.
in'sin·cere'ly adv., in'sin·cer'i·ty (-sěr'ĭ-tē) n.
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