hypocritical

hypocritical

falsely claiming feelings; being deceptive: I do not appreciate your hypocritical praise.

Not to be confused with:

hypercritical – excessively critical: He is hypercritical with his students.

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hyp·o·crit·i·cal

 (hĭp′ə-krĭt′ĭ-kəl)

adj.

1. Characterized by hypocrisy: hypocritical praise.

2. Being a hypocrite: a hypocritical rogue.

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hyp′o·crit′i·cal·ly adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

hypocritical - professing feelings or virtues one does not have; "hypocritical praise" insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"

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hypocritical

adjective insincere, false, fraudulent, hollow, deceptive, spurious, two-faced, deceitful, sanctimonious, specious, duplicitous, dissembling, canting, Janus-faced, pharisaical, phoney or phony (informal) It seems hypocritical to pay someone to do the dirty work for me.

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hypocritical

adjective

Of or practicing hypocrisy:

Pecksniffian, pharisaic, pharisaical, phony, sanctimonious, two-faced.

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Translations

رِيائي، نِفاقي

pokrytecký

hyklerisk

heuchlerisch

hypocrite

צבוע

hræsnisfullur; uppgerîar-

ipocrita

hypocrietschijnheilig

hyklerskhykleteskinnhelligtilgjort

hinavski

ikiyüzlüriyakâr

伪善的

hypocritical

[ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl] ADJ → hipócrita

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hypocritical

[ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪk^əl] adj → hypocrite

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hypocritical

adj, hypocritically

adv → heuchlerisch, scheinheilig

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hypocritical

[ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪk/əl] adj → ipocrita

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hypocrisy

(hiˈpokrəsi) noun

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 hipocrisia pokrytectví die Heuchelei hykleri υποκρισίαhipocresía silmakirjalikkus رياكاری tekopyhyys hypocrisieצביעות पाखण्ड, ढोंगी licemjerstvo képmutatás kemunafikan hræsni ipocrisia 偽善 위선 veidmainiavimas, veidmainystė liekulība kepura-puraan hypocrisie, huichelarij, schijnheiligheidhykleri, skinnhellighethipokryzja ریاکاری hipocrisia ipocrizie лицемерие pokrytectvo hinavščina licemerstvo hyckleri, skenhelighet ความเจ้าเล่ห์หลอกลวง ikiyüzlülük, riyakârlık 偽善 лицемірство ریاکاری ، مکاری đạo đức giả 伪善

hypocrite (ˈhipəkrit) noun

a person who is guilty of hypocrisy. huigelaar, skynheilige مُراءٍ، مُنافِق лицемер hipócrita pokrytec der/die Heuchler(in) hykler υποκριτήςhipócrita silmakirjateener رياكار tekopyhä hypocriteצבוע पाखण्डी licemjer képmutató orang munafik hræsnari ipocrita 偽善者 위선자 veidmainis liekulis hipokrit hypocriet, huichelaar, schijnheiligehykler, skinnhellig personhipokryta ریاکار hipócrita ipocrit лицемер pokrytec hinavec licemer hycklare คนที่มือถือสากปากถือศีล ikiyüzlü/riyakâr kimse 偽君子 лицемір ریاکار ، مکار kẻ đạo đức giả 伪君子

ˌhypoˈcritical (hipəˈkri-) adjective

skynheilig رِيائي، نِفاقي лицемерен hipócrita pokrytecký heuchlerisch hyklerisk υποκριτικόςhipócrita silmakirjalik رياكارانه tekopyhä hypocriteצבוע आडम्बरी, पाखण्डी licemjeran képmutató munafik hræsnisfullur; uppgerðar- ipocrita 偽善の 위선적인 veidmainiškas liekulīgs yang hipokrit hypocriet, huichelachtig, schijnheilighyklersk, skinnhellig dwulicowy په ریاکاری سره 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

ˌhypoˈcritically adverb

skynheilig بِرياء، بِنِفاق лицемерно hipocritamente pokrytecky heuchlerisch hykleriskt υποκριτικάhipócritamente silmakirjalikult بطور رياكارانه tekopyhästi hypocritiquement בִּצְביעוּת आडम्बरी, पाखण्डी licemjerno képmutatóan secara munafik hræsnislega; uppgerðarlega ipocritamente 偽善的に 위선적으로 veidmainiškai liekulīgi dengan kepura-puraan hypocriet, huichelachtig, schijnheilighyklersk, skinnhellig obłudnie د ریاکاری په ډول 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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