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insincerity

American  
[in-sin-ser-i-tee] / ˌɪn sɪnˈsɛr ɪ ti /

noun

plural

insincerities
  1. the quality of being insincere; lack of sincerity; hypocrisy; deceitfulness.

  2. an instance of being insincere.

    He recalled their many past insincerities.


Etymology

Origin of insincerity

First recorded in 1540–50; in- 3 + sincerity

Example Sentences

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The film’s own director, however, is a sharp and clever social critic who investigates insincerity.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, when confronted with his own words by Senate Democrats, he denied it all with the insincerity of the cheating narrator of Shaggy and RikRok's 2000 hit song.

From Salon

It reeks — not of fish, but of insincerity.

From Los Angeles Times

But the most villainous entity they encounter is a duplicitous schemer played with oleaginous insincerity by Hugh Grant.

From Seattle Times

I’m not accusing “Everything Everywhere All at Once” of insincerity.

From Los Angeles Times