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    hypocrisy
    /hɪˈpɒkrəsi/

    noun

    • 1. the practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case: "his target was the hypocrisy of suburban life"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHYPOCRISY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Hypocrisy is pretending to be what you are not, or believing something that is the opposite of what you do or say. Learn more about the meaning, usage and collocations of hypocrisy with Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hypocrisyHypocrisy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Hypocrisy is a noun that means a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not, or an act or instance of such behavior. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHYPOCRISY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Hypocrisy is pretending to be what you are not, or believing something that is the opposite of what you do or say. Learn more about the meaning, usage and collocations of hypocrisy with examples from various sources.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HypocrisyHypocrisy - Wikipedia

    Hypocrisy is the practice of feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not. Learn about the origin, meaning, and examples of hypocrisy in different contexts, such as politics, religion, and literature.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hypocrisyHypocrisy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    A hypocrite is a person who practices hypocrisy: what they say is not what they do. The noun hypocrisy descends from the Greek hypokrisis "acting on a stage," from hypokrinesthai "to play a part, pretend," from the prefix hypo- "under" plus krinein "to judge."

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHYPOCRISY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Hypocrisy is the practice of pretending to have qualities, beliefs, or feelings that one does not really have. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin, and usage of hypocrisy with sentences and quotations.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › hypocrisyhypocrisy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    behaviour that does not meet the moral standards or match the opinions that somebody claims to have. He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. It’s hypocrisy for them to pretend that they were shocked at the news.