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Definitions for Hypocrisy
[1] a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
[2] a pretense of having some desirable or publicly approved attitude.
[3] an act or instance of hypocrisy.
[4] the practice of professing standards, beliefs, etc, contrary to one's real character or actual behaviour, esp the pretence of virtue and piety
[5] an act or instance of this
Words related to Hypocrisy
fraud, deception, duplicity, mockery, bigotry, insincerity, deceit, dishonesty, double-dealing, lie, casuistry, sanctimoniousness, falsity, sanctimony, cant, pietism, quackery, speciousness, affectation, irreverence
Words nearby Hypocrisy
hypocorism, hypocoristic, hypocorticoidism, hypocotyl, hypocrinism, hypocrisy, hypocrite, hypocritical, hypocrystalline, hypocupremia, hypocycloid
Origin of Hypocrisy
1175–1225; Middle English ipocrisie < Old French < Late Latin hypocrisis < Greek hypókrisis play acting, equivalent to hypokrī́(nesthai ) to play a part, explain (hypo- hypo- + krī́nein to distinguish, separate) + -sis -sis; h- (reintroduced in 16th century) < Latin and Greek
Other words from Hypocrisy
hy·per·hy·poc·ri·sy , noun
Synonyms for Hypocrisy
bigotry, deceit, deception, dishonesty, duplicity, fraud, insincerity, mockery, affectation, cant, casuistry, display, dissembling, dissimulation, double-dealing, falsity, glibness, imposture, irreverence, lie, pietism, quackery, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, speciousness, unctuousness, bad faith, false profession, lip service, pharisaicalness, pharisaism, phoniness