hypocritical
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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.
hyp′o·crit′i·cal·ly adv.
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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
adjectiveOf or practicing hypocrisy:
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Translations
رِيائي، نِفاقي
pokrytecký
hyklerisk
hræsnisfullur; uppgerîar-
hinavski
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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.
hypocrite (ˈhipəkrit) noun a person who is guilty of hypocrisy.
ˌhypoˈcritical (hipəˈkri-) adjectiveˌhypoˈcritically adverb
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