DIS·IN·GEN·U·OUS ˌDISƏNˈJENYO͞OƏS/; ADJECTIVE: NOT CANDID OR SINCERE, TYPICALLY BY PRETENDING THAT ONE KNOWS LESS ABOUT SOMETHING THAN ONE REALLY DOES. SYNONYMS: INSINCERE, DISHONEST, UNTRUTHFUL, FALSE, DECEITFUL, DUPLICITOUS, LYING, MENDACIOUS; HYPOCRITICAL