disingenuous
/ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒenjuəs/adjective
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कपटपूर्ण, बनावटी, निष्ठाहीन, (जान-बूझकर) भोला बनने वाला
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adjective
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formal
not sincere, especially when you pretend to know less about something than you really do
कपटपूर्ण, बनावटी, निष्ठाहीन, (जान-बूझकर) भोला बनने वाला
- It would be disingenuous of the minister to claim he knew nothing about the deal.
- a disingenuous answer
Synonyms insincere dishonest deceitful hypocritical artful
◇Word family
disingenuously adverbdisingenuousness noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Do not confuse disingenuous (insincere, pretending to be innocent) and ingenuous (innocent and trusting), which are opposites.
Disingenuous (कपटी, भोला होने का दिखावा करने वाला) और ingenuous (सीधा-सादा, भोला) एक-दूसरे के विलोम हैं, इन्हें confuse न करें।
Do not confuse ingenuous with ingenious (clever and original).
Ingenuous को ingenious (चतुर और मौलिक) से confuse न करें।