English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Disingenuousness Pronunciation
Disingenuousness is pronounced di-sin-JEN-yoo-uhs-nuhs, IPA /ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəsnəs/.
di-sin-JEN-yoo-uhs-nuhs
US /ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəsnəs/
Syllables: di · sin · JEN · yoo · uhs · nuhs (6 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The quality of pretending to be more honest or more innocent than you really are.
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Disingenuousness in a Sentence
- There was a note of disingenuousness in the apology.
- Critics pointed to the disingenuousness of the whole campaign.
- She called the answer a study in disingenuousness.
Common Mispronunciations of Disingenuousness
Not dis-in-jen-yoo-uhs-NUHS
Anchor the beat on the JEN and leave it there. The three syllables after it all trail away, so nothing at the end of this long word should sound loud.
Not di-sin-GEN-yoo-uhs-nuhs
That g is soft, as in general and genuine. A hard g belongs to words like get and gun, not to this one.
Tip: Say genuine first, then wrap it: dis plus in plus genuine plus ness.
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