The word of the day is disingenuous. An ingénue is an - TopicsExpress



          

The word of the day is disingenuous. An ingénue is an inexperienced person, a naive person, a naif. Ingenuous describes the person or the naive behavior of an ingénue. Disingenuous describes the person or the falsely-naive behavior of someone who is pretending to be an ingénue -often someone who implies that their hurtful behavior was a result of ignorance or foolishness, rather than some base motive. [Boo-hoo. Oh my goodness, officer! I had no idea my dear husband Ralph had a peanut allergy! Dont be disingenuous, Mrs. Smith. We know you were Mr. Smiths nurse when the two of you met in the cancer ward.] This word brought to you by Shit I Can Never Keep Straight.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:42:27 +0000

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