If you accuse someone of being a hypocrite, you mean that they pretend to have qualities, beliefs, or feelings that they do not really have.
[disapproval]
The magazine wrongly suggested he was a liar and a hypocrite.
Synonyms: fraud [informal], deceiver, pretender, charlatan More Synonyms of hypocrite
hypocrite in British English
(ˈhɪpəkrɪt)
noun
a person who pretends to be what he or she is not
Derived forms
hypocritical (ˌhypoˈcritical) or hypocritic (ˌhypoˈcritic)
adjective
hypocritically (ˌhypoˈcritically)
adverb
Word origin
C13: from Old French ipocrite, via Late Latin, from Greek hupokritēs one who plays a part, from hupokrinein to feign, from krinein to judge
hypocrite in American English
(ˈhɪpəˌkrɪt)
noun
a person who pretends to be what he or she is not; one who pretends to be better than is really so, or to be pious, virtuous, etc. without really being so
Derived forms
hypocritical (ˌhypoˈcritical) (ˈhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl)
adjective
hypocritically (ˌhypoˈcritically)
adverb
Word origin
ME ipocrite < OFr < L hypocrita, stage actor (in LL(Ec), hypocrite) < Gr hypokritēs, an actor (in LXX & N.T., a pretender, hypocrite) < hypokrinesthai: see hypocrisy
Examples of 'hypocrite' in a sentence
hypocrite
He is the biggest hypocrite and loser around.
The Sun (2013)
But outraged fans spotted it and branded him a hypocrite.
The Sun (2014)
So not only a liar but a hypocrite as well.
The Sun (2016)
Who are you calling a hypocrite?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The man is a total hypocrite.
The Sun (2013)
But they branded her a hypocrite - saying she bullied them.
The Sun (2014)
Then go and give your money to charity, or stop being the biggest hypocrite on the planet.
The Sun (2014)
WHEN did we have to stop calling people hypocrites?
The Sun (2014)
YOU rarely have to look beyond the loudest voices to find the biggest hypocrites.
The Sun (2015)
A judge at the trial branded him a hypocrite and liar.
The Sun (2016)
In some ways I am probably a total hypocrite.
The Sun (2011)
She wouldn't want to be called a hypocrite, would she?
The Sun (2015)
Call me what you will, but you can't call me a hypocrite.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
One'friend' of the magazine called the unions hypocrites for failing to deliver on a salary rise.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I'm a big fat hypocrite.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
That's why I called her a hypocrite.
The Sun (2013)
Quotations
No man is a hypocrite in his pleasuresSamuel Johnson
Ye are like unto whited sepulchresBible: St. Matthew
Their sighan', cantan', grace-proud faces, Their three-mile prayers, and half-mile gracesRobert BurnsTo the Rev. John M'Math
In other languages
hypocrite
British English: hypocrite NOUN
If you accuse someone of being a hypocrite, you mean that they pretend to have qualities, beliefs, or feelings that they do not really have.
The magazine wrongly suggested he was a liar and a hypocrite.
American English: hypocrite
Brazilian Portuguese: hipócrita
Chinese: 伪君子
European Spanish: hipócrita
French: hypocrite
German: Heuchler
Italian: ipocrita
Japanese: 偽善者
Korean: 위선자
European Portuguese: hipócrita
Latin American Spanish: hipócrita
Chinese translation of 'hypocrite'
hypocrite
(ˈhɪpəkrɪt)
n(c)
伪(偽)君子 (wěijūnzǐ) (个(個), gè)
(noun)
Definition
a person who pretends to be what he or she is not
The magazine wrongly suggested he was a liar and a hypocrite.
Synonyms
fraud (informal)
He believes many psychics are frauds.
deceiver
He was condemned as a liar, cheat and deceiver.
pretender
charlatan
This so-called psychic was exposed as a charlatan.
impostor
He was an impostor who masqueraded as a doctor.
pharisee
dissembler
Tartuffe
Pecksniff
Holy Willie
whited sepulchre
phoney or phony (informal)
Quotations
No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures [Samuel Johnson]Ye are like unto whited sepulchres [Bible: St. Matthew]Their sighan', cantan', grace-proud faces, Their three-mile prayers, and half-mile graces [Robert Burns – To the Rev. John M'Math]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of charlatan
Definition
a person who claims expertise that he or she does not have
This so-called psychic was exposed as a charlatan.