hypocrisy
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6.4
- noun
- /hɪˈpɒkrɪsi/
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hipocresía
- His constant criticism of others revealed the hypocrisy in his own behavior.
- hypocrisy and greed
So he says it would be hypocrisy if it were to keep them separate.
- So he says it would be hypocrisy if it were to keep them separate.
- So now we know everyone's hypocrisies, including ourselves.
- But overall, the actual answer to your question is hypocrisy and cynicism.
- Double standards and hypocrisy are the glue of narcissistic relationships.
- The holier than thou nonsense, the hypocrisy of it.
- He is his biggest opponent and hypocrisy is gross.
- You know, there, the hypocrisy is so great.
- The GOP is capable of hypocrisy too, to be sure.
- That's where the hypocrisy of these tapes bug me.
- This is where the hypocrisy on fluffage begins.
- Hence the weird, almost hypocrisy that we started with.
- But pet peeves are are clearly hypocrisy and cynicism.
Examples
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The hallmark of the Post campaign is hypocrisy... and its celebrated double standard is today visible for all to see.
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But rather than get distracted by the Church's hypocrisy, we're going to continue to care for these people.
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You know, there, the hypocrisy is so great.
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I I just think the hypocrisy is off the scale.
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So it's a lot of hypocrisy going on in the world because people do not know.
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I understand hypocrisy is the word that you used before to explain this.
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The GOP is capable of hypocrisy too, to be sure.
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And those of you who are familiar with it know that in America, democracy is hypocrisy.
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A good picture of the hypocrisy behind organised religion was given in Luther.
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Now there's a big dose of hypocrisy in this claim.
Synonyms
20
4.7
Saying you support something without doing anything to help
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5.6
Not showing true feelings when you speak or act
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9.9
Pretending to be morally better than others
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8.8
A way of hiding the truth by pretending to be less involved
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9.9
To pretend to be morally better than other people
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7.1
Dishonest behavior of pretending one thing but doing another
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7.2
A quality that makes something seem true when it is false
Strict religious behavior that pretends to be good and judges others
Act of showing a friendly face while hiding true feelings
Behavior that hides the truth to mislead people
Antonyms
How Sincere
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hypocrisy comes from the old Greek word hypokrisis, which meant 'acting on a stage' or 'play-acting' and named actors who wore masks, so you can picture someone pretending to be something they are not. That's why hypocrisy means saying you follow rules or beliefs but not actually doing so.