Disingenuous vs. Duplicitous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Disingenuous and Duplicitous
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Disingenuous
Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does
This journalist was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical
Duplicitous
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
Disingenuous
Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
“Increasingly, the question of immigration has become a disingenuous stalking-horse for race and racial hostility” (Tyler Stovall).
Duplicitous
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
Disingenuous
Pretending to be unaware or unsophisticated; faux-naïf.
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Duplicitous
Exhibiting duplicity{2}; deceitful; double-dealing.
Disingenuous
Usage Problem Unaware or uninformed; naive.
Duplicitous
Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another;
She was a deceitful scheming little thing
A double-dealing double agent
A double-faced infernal traitor and schemer
Disingenuous
Not honourable; unworthy of honour
Disingenuous
Not ingenuous; not frank or open
Disingenuous
Assuming a pose of naïveté to make a point or for deception.
Disingenuous
Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes.
Disingenuous
Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful.
So disingenuous as not to confess them [faults].
Disingenuous
Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness;
An ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time
A disingenuous excuse
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