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noun
1.
a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.
2.
a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, especially one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English ipocrite < Old French < Late Latin hypocrita < Greek hypokritḗs a stage actor, hence one who pretends to be what he is not, equivalent to hypokrī́(nesthai) (see hypocrisy) + -tēs agent suffix
1175–1225; Middle English ipocrite < Old French < Late Latin hypocrita < Greek hypokritḗs a stage actor, hence one who pretends to be what he is not, equivalent to hypokrī́(nesthai) (see hypocrisy) + -tēs agent suffix
Related forms
hyp·o·crit·i·cal, adjective
su·per·hyp·o·crite, noun
Synonyms
deceiver, dissembler, pretender, pharisee.
deceiver, dissembler, pretender, pharisee.
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Hypocrites
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Example Sentences
- It becomes a study of the reporter's personal conflict with a gang of mercenary hypocrites.
- Those countries that do nothing of substance will then be shamed to be shown up as hypocrites.
- So here's to keeping it simple, it's easier to tell fact from fiction then, and the real businessmen from posers and hypocrites.
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