How to pronounce “disingenuous”
Say “disingenuous” in 5 beats
disingenuous
/dɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪsɪndʒɛnjuːəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɪdɪ
- sɪnsɪn
- dʒɛdʒɛstress
- njunju
- əsəs
- IPA (American)
- /dɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪsɪndʒɛnjuːəs/
- Respelling
- di-sin-JE-nyoo-uhs
- Syllables
- 5 — dɪ-sɪn-DƷƐ-nju-əs
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: dɪ-sɪn-DƷƐ-nju-əs. “dʒɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/dɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/
/dɪsɪndʒɛnjuːəs/
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What “disingenuous” means
- adjective
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; - David Cannadine
“an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time”
Say it in a sentence
“It was disingenuous to claim she had never seen the letter.”“disingenuous”, answered
How do you pronounce “disingenuous”?
“disingenuous” is pronounced /dɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/ (di-sin-JE-nyoo-uhs) in American English and /dɪsɪndʒɛnjuːəs/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “dʒɛ”. Build it as dɪ-sɪn-DƷƐ-nju-əs, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “disingenuous” have?
5: dɪ · sɪn · dʒɛ · nju · əs. The beat lands on the third, “dʒɛ”.
Is “disingenuous” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs/ (di-sin-JE-nyoo-uhs); British English says /dɪsɪndʒɛnjuːəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “disingenuous” mean?
As an adjective: not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; - David Cannadine For example: “an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time”
Where is the stress in “disingenuous”?
Stress the third syllable: dɪ-sɪn-DƷƐ-nju-əs. “dʒɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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