disingenuous

• Qualifie une personne qui n'est pas sincère, honnête ou franche ; qui feint une ignorance ou une naïveté qu'elle n'a pas, afin de tromper ou de manipuler.

Describes someone who is not sincere, honest, or open; pretending to know less than one actually does.

1. Not sincere or honestC1formal

   Pretending to be honest or sincere while actually being deceptive or hypocritical.

   Sincérité feinte

   • His apology seemed disingenuous and calculated.
   • She gave a disingenuous smile while hiding her true feelings.
   • The politician's promises were dismissed as disingenuous.

   Synonymesartfulcalculatingcunningdeceitfuldeviousdishonestduplicitousfakefalsefeignedhypocriticalinsincerepretendedtwo-faceduntruthful

   Antonymesauthenticcandidfrankgenuinehonestopenrealsincerestraightforwardtruthful