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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries知的に不誠実な
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chiteki ni fuseijitsu na
"彼の主張は知的に不誠実であり、議論の価値がない。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Advancing an argument or point of view while knowingly ignoring contrary evidence, misrepresenting facts, or employing deceptive reasoning.
"Claiming that the policy failed without acknowledging the external economic factors was entirely intellectually dishonest." - 2
Characterized by a deliberate pretense of rationality or openness to truth while secretly maintaining a biased position.
"He engaged in intellectually dishonest debates by constantly moving the goalposts whenever his claims were refuted."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'intellectual', originating from Latin 'intellectualis' (pertaining to the intellect), and 'dishonest', stemming from Old French 'dishoneste' and Latin 'dishonestus' (disgraceful or dishonorable). The compound phrase gained prominent usage in philosophical and political discourse during the 19th and 20th centuries to describe arguments made in bad faith despite factual contradiction.
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malhonnête intellectuellement
Transliteration: mal.ɔ.nɛt ɛ̃.tɛ.lɛk.tɥy.ɛl
"Son argument était malhonnête intellectuellement et rejeté par les experts."
intellektuell unehrlich
Transliteration: ɪntɛlɛktuˈɛl ˈʊnˌʔeːɐ̯lɪç
"Es ist intellektuell unehrlich, solche Beweise zu ignorieren."
intellettualmente disonesto
Transliteration: in.tel.lekt.tualˈmen.te di.zoˈnɛs.to
"Il suo comportamento nel dibattito è stato intellettualmente disonesto."
intelectualmente deshonesto
Transliteration: in.te.lek.twalˈmen.te des.oˈnes.to
"Fue intelectualmente deshonesto al omitir esos datos cruciales."
intelectualmente desonesto
Transliteration: ĩ.te.leɡ.tuˈalˈmẽ.tʃi de.zoˈnes.tu
"A argumentação dele revelou-se intelectualmente desonesta."
बौद्धिक रूप से बेईमान
Transliteration: bauddhik roop se beiman
"तथ्यों को छिपाना बौद्धिक रूप से बेईमान आचरण है।"
智力不诚实的
Transliteration: zhì lì bù chéng shí de
"故意曲解对方观点的做法是智力不诚实的。"
지적으로 부정직한
Transliteration: jijeog-euro bujeongjihan
"그러한 주장은 명백히 지적으로 부정직한 태도에서 비롯되었다."
知的に不誠実な
Transliteration: chiteki ni fuseijitsu na
"彼の主張は知的に不誠実であり、議論の価値がない。"
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