hy·poc·ri·sy (h -p k r-s )n. pl. hy·poc·ri·sies 1. The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness. 2. An act or instance of such falseness. [Middle English ipocrisie, from Old French, from Late Latin hypocrisis, play-acting, pretense, from Greek hupokrisis, from hupokr  nesthai, to play a part, pretend : hupo-, hypo- + krnesthai, to explain, middle voice of krnein, to decide, judge; see krei- in Indo-European roots.] |
hypocrisy [hɪˈpɒkrəsɪ]
n pl -sies
1. the practice of professing standards, beliefs, etc., contrary to one's real character or actual behaviour, esp the pretence of virtue and piety
2. an act or instance of this
hypocrisy
the condition of a person pretending to be something he is not, especially in the area of morals or religion; a false presentation of belief or feeling. — hypocrite, n. — hypocritic, hypocritical, adj.
See also: Lies and Lying
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | hypocrisy - an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction crocodile tears - a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping; "the secretaries wept crocodile tears over the manager's dilemma"; "politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed" |
| 2. | hypocrisy - insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have insincerity, falseness, hollowness - the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical sanctimoniousness, sanctimony - the quality of being hypocritically devout smarminess, unctuousness, unction, fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness - smug self-serving earnestness |
hypocrisy
noun insincerity, pretence, deceit, deception, cant, duplicity, dissembling, falsity, imposture, sanctimoniousness, phoniness (informal), deceitfulness, pharisaism, speciousness, two-facedness, phariseeism He accused newspapers of hypocrisy in their treatment of the story.
honesty, sincerity, truthfulness
honesty, sincerity, truthfulness
Quotations
"Hypocrisy is a tribute which vice pays to virtue" [Duc de la Rochefoucauld Réflexions ou Sentences et Maximes Morales]
"I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time. That would be hypocrisy" [Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest]
"Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?" Bible: St. Matthew
"hypocrisy, the only evil that walks"
"Invisible, except to God alone" [John Milton Paradise Lost]
"Hypocrisy is a tribute which vice pays to virtue" [Duc de la Rochefoucauld Réflexions ou Sentences et Maximes Morales]
"I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time. That would be hypocrisy" [Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest]
"Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?" Bible: St. Matthew
"hypocrisy, the only evil that walks"
"Invisible, except to God alone" [John Milton Paradise Lost]
Translations
hypocrisy
n hypocrisy [hiˈpokrəsi]
the act or state of pretending to be better than one is or to have feelings or beliefs which one does not actually have. huigelary, skynheiligheid رِياء، نِفاق лицемерие pokrytectví hykleri die Heuchelei υποκρισία hipocresía silmakirjalikkus رياكاری tekopyhyys hypocrisie צְביעוּת पाखण्ड, ढोंगी licemjerstvo képmutatás kemunafikan hræsni ipocrisia 偽善 위선 veidmainiavimas, veidmainystė liekulība kepura-puraan hypocrisie, huichelarij, schijnheiligheid hykleri, skinnhellighet hipokryzja hipocrisia ipocrizie лицемерие pokrytectvo hinavščina licemerstvo hyckleri, skenhelighet ความเจ้าเล่ห์หลอกลวง ikiyüzlülük, riyakârlık 偽善 лицемірство ریاکاری ، مکاری đạo đức giả 伪善
n hypocrite [ˈhipəkrit]
a person who is guilty of hypocrisy. huigelaar, skynheilige مُراءٍ، مُنافِق лицемер pokrytec hykler der/die Heuchler(in) υποκριτής hipócrita silmakirjateener رياكار tekopyhä hypocrite צָבוּע पाखण्डी licemjer képmutató orang munafik hræsnari ipocrita 偽善者 위선자 veidmainis liekulis hipokrit hypocriet, huichelaar, schijnheilige hykler, skinnhellig person hipokryta hipócrita ipocrit лицемер pokrytec hinavec licemer hycklare คนที่มือถือสากปากถือศีล ikiyüzlü/riyakâr kimse 偽君子 лицемір ریاکار ، مکار kẻ đạo đức giả 伪君子
adj hypoˈcritical [hipəˈkri-]
skynheilig رِيائي، نِفاقي лицемерен pokrytecký hyklerisk heuchlerisch υποκριτικός hipócrita silmakirjalik رياكارانه tekopyhä hypocrite צָבוּע आडम्बरी, पाखण्डी licemjeran képmutató munafik hræsnisfullur; uppgerðar- ipocrita 偽善の 위선적인 veidmainiškas liekulīgs yang hipokrit hypocriet, huichelachtig, schijnheilig hyklersk, skinnhellig dwulicowy hipócrita ipocrit лицемерный pokrytecký hinavski licemeran hycklande, skenhelig หน้าไหว้หลังหลอก ikiyüzlü, riyakâr 偽善的 лицемірний, удаваний مکار صفت thuộc đạo đức giả 伪善的
adv hypoˈcritically
skynheilig بِرياء، بِنِفاق лицемерно pokrytecky hykleriskt heuchlerisch υποκριτικά hipócritamente silmakirjalikult بطور رياكارانه ulkokultaisesti hypocritiquement בִּצְביעוּת आडम्बरी, पाखण्डी licemjerno képmutatóan secara munafik hræsnislega; uppgerðarlega ipocritamente 偽善的に 위선적으로 veidmainiškai liekulīgi dengan kepura-puraan hypocriet, huichelachtig, schijnheilig hyklersk, skinnhellig obłudnie hipocritamente cu ipocrizie лицемерно pokrytecky hinavsko licemerno hycklande, skenheligt อย่างหน้าไหว้หลังหลอก ikiyüzlülükle, riyakârca 偽善地 лицемірно مکاری سے một cách đạo đức giả 伪善地
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