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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHypocrisy
/hɪˈpɒk.rɪ.si/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.
"His hypocrisy was evident when he criticized others for their dishonesty while he himself was lying." - 2
A feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not.
"The politician's hypocrisy became a major topic of discussion during the campaign."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'hypocrisy' comes from the Middle English 'ypocrisie', which is derived from the Old French 'hypocrisie', and ultimately from the Latin 'hypocrisis', which in turn comes from the Greek 'hypokrisis', meaning 'to play a part' or 'to pretend'. The term evolved to denote a dissonance between one's professed beliefs and actual behavior.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hypocrisy" is said worldwide
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hypocrisie
Transliteration: eep-oh-kree-zee
"Sa hypocrisie était évidente lorsqu'il critiquait les autres."
Heuchelei
Transliteration: hoy-kh-lie
"Seine Heuchelei wurde während der Diskussion offensichtlich."
ipocrisia
Transliteration: ee-po-kree-zee-ah
"La sua ipocrisia era chiara quando criticava gli altri."
hipocresía
Transliteration: ee-po-kre-see-ah
"Su hipocresía se hizo evidente durante la reunión."
hipocrisia
Transliteration: ee-po-kree-zee-ah
"A hipocrisia dele ficou clara quando ele criticou os outros."
पाखंड
Transliteration: pākhaṇḍ
"उसका पाखंड सबको स्पष्ट था।"
虚伪
Transliteration: xūwéi
"他的虚伪在讨论中显而易见。"
위선
Transliteration: wison
"그의 위선은 회의 중에 분명해졌다."
偽善
Transliteration: gizen
"彼の偽善は会議中に明らかになった。"
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