Hypocrisy - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |hɪˈpɑːkrəsɪ|  American pronunciation of the word hypocrisy
Brit.  |hɪˈpɒkrɪsɪ|  British pronunciation of the word hypocrisy

noun

- an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
- insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have

Extra examples

When his private letters were made public, they revealed his hypocrisy.

Teenagers often have a keen awareness of their parents' hypocrisies.

It would be sheer hypocrisy to pray for success, since I've never believed in God.

...my firm abhorrence of all forms of hypocrisy...

She expressed her intense loathing of his hypocrisy.

She regarded his hypocrisy with loathing.

She exposed their sham and hypocrisy.

The odour of hypocrisy hung about everything she said.

The whole thing reeks of hypocrisy.

His hypocrisy shall be uncased and laid open to the view of the world.

This is hypocrisy of the worst kind.

Such hypocrisy is morally indefensible.

It all turned out to be sham and hypocrisy.

Word forms

noun
singular: hypocrisy
plural: hypocrisies
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