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inauthenticity

American  
[in-aw-then-tis-i-tee, -thuhn-] / ɪnˌɔ θɛnˈtɪs ɪ ti, -θən- /

noun

  • inauthenticities
    plural
  1. the quality of not being authentic.

  2. an instance of not being authentic; something that is not authentic.


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Mr. Chamorro-Premuzic, a professor of business psychology at University College London and Columbia University, insists that success at work demands inauthenticity and good social skills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

For many viewers, cultural inauthenticity is not a dealbreaker.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025

Speaking with reporters from his rally stages could be a way to remedy the perception that he radiates robotic inauthenticity in every interaction he has with a normal human being.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2024

His unwillingness to say so is part of the inauthenticity that voters tell pollsters they find “weird” and out-of-touch.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2024

All the tentativeness, doubt, and inauthenticity that plagued him slithered away without a trace, a sound.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

British creators and performers of musicals have greatly expanded their vernacular and understanding of the form during the past several decades, but certain inauthenticities continue to crop up, especially if thick American accents are required.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2016

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