Vocabulary
Disingenuous
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.
Urdu meaning
پیچیدہ، ذلیل، زمانہ ساز
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Labelling journalists as militants is a disingenuous tactic Israel has always used.
- While climate change has undeniably made this year`s monsoon more intense, especially in Punjab, it would be disingenuous if not outright irresponsible to use that as an excuse for administrative failures year after year.
- It is disingenuous to argue Trump`s intervention was the decisive factor, when it was nuclear deterrence that prevented the outbreak of all-out war.
- New Delhi`s disingenuous response to Trump taking credit for the ceasefire further undermined its position.
- Overt and covert ways to freeze honest voices through a draconian law reveal the state`s desire to play judge for its own self and decide what `content` related to it is disingenuous.
Synonyms
dishonest, deceitful, underhand, underhanded, duplicitous, double-dealing, two-faced,
Antonyms
ingenuous, frank
Curator example
“this journalist was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical”
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