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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshypocrite
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /i.pɔ.kʁit/
"Il est un hypocrite qui dit une chose et en fait une autre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who indulges in hypocrisy; someone who claims to have moral standards or beliefs to which their own behavior does not conform.
"He's a hypocrite who preaches about environmental protection while driving a massive gas-guzzling SUV." - 2
A person who feigns being what he is not, or puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion.
"She realized her so-called friend was a hypocrite only interested in her own social gain."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'hypokrites', meaning 'an actor' or 'stage player', which comes from 'hypokrinesthai' meaning to play a part or answer. In early Christian times, the term shifted from theatrical performance to moral pretense, describing someone putting on a false mask of virtue.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hypocrite" is said worldwide
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hypocrite
Transliteration: /i.pɔ.kʁit/
"Il est un hypocrite qui dit une chose et en fait une autre."
Heuchler
Transliteration: /ˈhɔɪ̯çlɐ/
"Er ist ein Heuchler, der Wasser predigt und Wein trinkt."
ipocrita
Transliteration: /iˈpɔ.kri.ta/
"È un ipocrita che finge di essere tuo amico."
hipócrita
Transliteration: /iˈpo.kɾi.ta/
"No seas hipócrita y admite tus errores."
hipócrita
Transliteration: /iˈpɔ.kɾi.tɐ/
"Ele é um hipócrita por criticar os outros pelo mesmo erro."
पाखंडी
Transliteration: pakhandi
"वह एक पाखंडी है जो खुद नियमों का पालन नहीं करता।"
伪君子
Transliteration: wěi jūn zǐ
"他嘴上说得好听，其实是个伪君子。"
위선자
Transliteration: wiseonja
"그는 남들에게는 도덕적인 척하는 위선자이다."
偽善者
Transliteration: gizensha
"彼は自分の利益しか考えていない偽善者だ。"
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