hypocritical

adjective

of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.

possessing the characteristics of hypocrisy: Isn't a politician hypocritical for talking about human dignity while voting against reasonable social programs?

Related forms

hyp·o·crit·i·cal·ly, adverb

un·hyp·o·crit·i·cal, adjective

un·hyp·o·crit·i·cal·ly, adverb

Can be confused: hypercritical, hypocritical.

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hypocrite (ˈhɪpəkrɪt)

—n
	a person who pretends to be what he is not

[C13: from Old French ipocrite, via Late Latin, from Greek hupokritēs one who plays a part, from hupokrinein to feign, from krinein to judge]

hypo'critical

—*adj*

hypo'critically

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

hypocritical

1560s, from hypocritic (1530s), which was used in the same sense, from Gk. hypokritikos "acting a part" (see hypocrisy).

Example sentences

Apparently you don't know just how hypocritical you sound.

Anti-tax rhetoric seems to always be a personal thing that usually ends up in

some necessary hypocritical contradiction.

It's hypocritical of the medical community to stand firmly against this when

they're paid for transplanting those free organs.

In so doing, they have made the left look hypocritical about what it finds

offensive, in my humble opinion.

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"Be hypocritical, be cautious, be
Not what you seem, but always what you see."

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