Hypocrisy
11hypocrisy — ► NOUN (pl. hypocrisies) ▪ the practice of claiming to have higher standards or beliefs than is the case. ORIGIN Greek hupokrisis acting of a theatrical part …
12Hypocrisy — Not to be confused with Hippocrates. Not to be confused with Hypocracy a.k.a. Hypocrinia. Hypocrisy is the state of pretending to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually have.[1] Hypocrisy involves… …
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14hypocrisy — [[t]hɪpɒ̱krɪsi[/t]] hypocrisies N VAR (disapproval) If you accuse someone of hypocrisy, you mean that they pretend to have qualities, beliefs, or feelings that they do not really have. He accused newspapers of hypocrisy in their treatment of the… …
15hypocrisy — UK [hɪˈpɒkrəsɪ] / US [hɪˈpɑkrəsɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms hypocrisy : singular hypocrisy plural hypocrisies behaviour in which someone claims to have certain moral principles or beliefs but behaves in a way that shows they are not …
16hypocrisy — noun (plural sies) Etymology: Middle English ypocrisie, from Anglo French, from Late Latin hypocrisis, from Greek hypokrisis act of playing a part on the stage, hypocrisy, from hypokrinesthai to answer, act on the stage, from hypo + krinein to… …
17hypocrisy — n. to display hypocrisy * * * [hɪ pɒkrɪsɪ] to display hypocrisy …
18hypocrisy — hy|poc|ri|sy [hıˈpɔkrısi US ˈpa: ] n [U] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: ypocrisie, from Greek hypokrisis act of playing a part on stage, hypocrisy ] when someone pretends to have certain beliefs or opinions that they do not really have… …
19hypocrisy — noun (U) a way of behaving in which you pretend to have better moral principles than you actually do: sheer hypocrisy: It s sheer hypocrisy for politicians to preach about family values when so many of them are having affairs …
20hypocrisy — /hi pok reuh see/, n., pl. hypocrisies. 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… …
