inauthenticity.

A lack of genuineness in an object, claim, performance, or expressed identity.

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Words that belong together

• inauthenticity of a performance
• perceived inauthenticity

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The inauthenticity of the staged interview undermined the campaign.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evaluation. Commonness: moderately common.