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hypocrite

/ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/
Meanings

  • A person who acts in contradiction to their stated beliefs or feelings.

    - "She is a hypocrite for pretending to love her husband while secretly having an affair."
    - "He is a hypocrite for claiming to be a vegetarian while ordering a steak at a restaurant."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/



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Synonyms

flip-flopper
Rhymes
Words rhyming with hypocrite
hypnotize , synopses , paralyze , compose , apologize , clinicalize , metabolize , synthesize , patriotize , autonomize , individualize , internationalize
Homophones
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  1. hour

  2. honor

  3. heresy

  4. heterodoxy

  5. hologram

  6. holiday

  7. holistic

  8. holon

Variants
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hypocrite , hypocrites
Forms
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hypocrite (noun), hypocritically (adverb), hypocrite's mask (idiomatic phrase), hypocrite's dilemma (idiomatic phrase)

Etymology
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From the Greek word 'hypokrites', meaning 'an actor' or 'one who pretends'.

Quotes
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  1. Of all of these things and people Cilla knew nothing, nor could he tell her, yet he tried to show interest in what she had to tell him. Once he would have been very interested. Now he felt like a "hypocrite", and because he was uncomfortable he blamed it in some way on Cilla.

    - Esther Forbes,{it}Johnny Tremain{/it},1943

  2. We can learn a good deal about the manners and morals of the times from Lautrec, for he was neither a "hypocrite" nor a sentimentalist, and there is a matter-of-fact-ness about his vision … that precludes both nostalgia and prurience.

    - Elizabeth Cowling,{it}Times Literary Supplement{/it},8 Nov. 1991

  3. Holding up high moral, ethical, and social standards is very difficult, because if one falls short of being a perfect example, one becomes a target and a "hypocrite", albeit a well-meaning one.

    - Mark Masters et al.,{it}New Dimensions{/it},June 1990
Culture
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In various cultures, the term 'hypocrite' has been used to describe individuals who feign righteousness or virtue, while in reality, they hold the opposite beliefs or engage in hypocritical behavior. For example, in ancient Greece, a 'hypocrites' was an actor, and the term 'hypocrite' came to be used metaphorically to describe individuals who pretend to be something they are not. In literature, the figure of the hypocrite has been used to explore themes of deception, morality, and the human condition.

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