hypocrisy

noun

hy·poc·ri·sy hi-ˈpä-krə-sē How to pronounce hypocrisy (audio)

also hī-

plural hypocrisies

: a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not : behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel

His hypocrisy was finally revealed with the publication of his private letters.

especially : the false assumption of an appearance of virtue or religion

our conventional morality often serves as a cover for hypocrisy and selfishness

Lucius Garvin

: an act or instance of hypocrisy

a keen awareness of one's parents' hypocrisies

Example Sentences

When his private letters were made public, they revealed his hypocrisy. the hypocrisy of people who say one thing but do another Teenagers often have a keen awareness of their parents' hypocrisies.

Recent Examples on the Web The White House accuses critics of its student-loan forgiveness of hypocrisy because some of them accepted Paycheck Protection Program loans, which were then forgiven.

Michael Faulkender, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 But there are others, including historic affinities to Moscow, concerns at signs of US disengagement and a distrust of former colonial powers that fuels a sense of hypocrisy.

Alan Crawford, Bloomberg.com, 5 Aug. 2022 The hypocrisy over opposing defunding the police in 2020, but calling for the FBI to be defunded now, is clear – though not at all atypical.

Shaun Harper, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 Not the surcharge, but everything behind the surcharge: the thinking, the corporate mentality, the hypocrisy, the exclusionary policies.

Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 11 May 2022 But stand-up comedy is where Black has unleashed his genius for skewering hypocrisy, corruption and incompetence, which 2022 seems to have in abundance.

Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2022 And third, there’s the GOP hypocrisy—as there always is with them.

Dean Obeidallah, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2022 But is the crime here — if there is a crime, in an ethical if not a legal sense — mere hypocrisy?

New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022 The hypocrisy, in Abrams’s case, put into picture form one of America’s great divides.

Kyle Smith, National Review, 7 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English ypocrisye, borrowed from Anglo-French ypocrisie, borrowed from Late Latin hypocrisis, ypocrisis, borrowed from Greek hypókrisis "playing a part on the stage, pretending to be something one is not," from hypokri-, variant stem of hypokrī́nomai, hypokrī́nesthai "to reply, make an answer, speak in dialogue, play a part on the stage, feign" (from hypo- hypo- + krī́nomai, middle voice of krī́nō, krī́nein "to separate, choose, decide, judge") + -sis, suffix forming nouns of action or process — more at certain entry 1

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	hypocrisy
释义	hypocrisy noun hy·poc·ri·sy hi-ˈpä-krə-sē also hī- plural hypocrisies 1 : a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not : behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel His hypocrisy was finally revealed with the publication of his private letters. especially : the false assumption of an appearance of virtue or religion our conventional morality often serves as a cover for hypocrisy and selfishness Lucius Garvin 2 : an act or instance of hypocrisy a keen awareness of one's parents' hypocrisies Synonyms cant dissembling dissimulation insincerity piousness See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences When his private letters were made public, they revealed his hypocrisy. the hypocrisy of people who say one thing but do another Teenagers often have a keen awareness of their parents' hypocrisies. Recent Examples on the Web The White House accuses critics of its student-loan forgiveness of hypocrisy because some of them accepted Paycheck Protection Program loans, which were then forgiven. Michael Faulkender, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 But there are others, including historic affinities to Moscow, concerns at signs of US disengagement and a distrust of former colonial powers that fuels a sense of hypocrisy. Alan Crawford, Bloomberg.com, 5 Aug. 2022 The hypocrisy over opposing defunding the police in 2020, but calling for the FBI to be defunded now, is clear – though not at all atypical. Shaun Harper, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 Not the surcharge, but everything behind the surcharge: the thinking, the corporate mentality, the hypocrisy, the exclusionary policies. Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 11 May 2022 But stand-up comedy is where Black has unleashed his genius for skewering hypocrisy, corruption and incompetence, which 2022 seems to have in abundance. Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2022 And third, there’s the GOP hypocrisy—as there always is with them. Dean Obeidallah, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2022 But is the crime here — if there is a crime, in an ethical if not a legal sense — mere hypocrisy? New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022 The hypocrisy, in Abrams’s case, put into picture form one of America’s great divides. Kyle Smith, National Review, 7 Feb. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English ypocrisye, borrowed from Anglo-French ypocrisie, borrowed from Late Latin hypocrisis, ypocrisis, borrowed from Greek hypókrisis "playing a part on the stage, pretending to be something one is not," from hypokri-, variant stem of hypokrī́nomai, hypokrī́nesthai "to reply, make an answer, speak in dialogue, play a part on the stage, feign" (from hypo- hypo- + krī́nomai, middle voice of krī́nō, krī́nein "to separate, choose, decide, judge") + -sis, suffix forming nouns of action or process — more at certain entry 1 First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition hypocrisy noun hy·poc·ri·sy hi-ˈpä-krə-sē plural hypocrisies : the quality of acting in a way that goes against claimed beliefs or feelings hypocrisy noun as in deception the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have the hypocrisy of people who claim to care about the environment but ride around in gas-guzzlers Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance deception deceit deceptiveness insincerity deceitfulness affectation pretense dissembling piousness dissimulation pretension dishonesty perfidy duplicity falseness cant two-facedness sanctimoniousness fakery falsity shamming self-righteousness pretentiousness artificiality double-dealing glibness affectedness pretence self-satisfaction fraudulentness smoothness unctuousness oiliness Antonyms & Near Antonyms sincerity honesty frankness truthfulness candor genuineness openness forthrightness directness sincereness probity artlessness straightforwardness guilelessness naturalness openheartedness unaffectedness See More
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