disingenuous /ˌdɪ.sɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs/ adjective3 •Not ingenuous; not frank or open.I am not so vain as to think these Remarks free from faults, nor so disingenuous as not to confess them: — 1726 •Assuming a pose of naïveté to make a point or for deception. •Not honourable; unworthy of honour. formsmore disingenuous · most disingenuous