disingenuous

Meaning

1. Not honourable; unworthy of honour.
2. Not ingenuous; not frank or open.
3. Assuming a pose of naïveté to make a point or for deception.

Synonyms

deceitful

insincere

devious

duplicitous

artful

double-dealing

faithless

fallacious

false

hypocritical

lip

mealymouthed

mendacious

punic

renegade

shifty

shoddy

sneaky

traitorous

treacherous

treasonable

treasonous

tricksy

unfair

unfaithful

two faced

indign

double faced

desertless

cheap

collusive

delusory

disloyal

Translations

insincero

unaufrichtig

sournois

falso

insincero

ανειλικρινής

onoprecht

falso

astuto

ανάξιος

indigne

fourbe

unwürdig

faux

fallacieux

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs/

Etymology

From dis- + ingenuous.