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inauthenticity

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

noun

plural

inauthenticities
  1. the quality of not being authentic.

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


Example Sentences

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Of course there are still detractors, but in an era in which public cancellations abound and apologies are scrutinized for any whiff of inauthenticity, Milli Vanilli’s wrongdoings can now seem quaint.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

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

It's all AI generated and due to its low quality and its inauthenticity, it's being branded AI "slop".

From BBC • Nov. 28, 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

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

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison