Definition of hypocrisy in English:

hypocrisy

nounPlural hypocrisies hɪˈpɒkrɪsihəˈpɑkrəsi

mass noun

The practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.
伪善，虚伪
his target was the hypocrisy of suburban life
she was irritated to be accused of hypocrisy
spokesmen unversed in the smoother hypocrisies of diplomacy
Example sentencesExamples
- So, on top of everything else, there seems to be a case of political hypocrisy here.
- There has certainly been too much misguided media management, some hypocrisy and even sleaze.
- The common factor among the marchers was a rejection of cant, lies and hypocrisy.
- There's almost as much hypocrisy in the present government as there is in the church.
- At the same time, the artist alludes to the real world, having it out with hypocrisy and duplicity.
- Chao's hostility to politicians stems from what he considers their intrinsic hypocrisy.
- Here is a fine example of journalistic hypocrisy, and you can never know that this is a sin I am guilty of.
- The way society views the whole drug scene is riddled with hypocrisy and double standards.
- They will be exposed for things called hypocrisy and cant, and they will not get away with it.
- Dislike of the clergy, accused of hypocrisy and worse, was of ancient origins.
- I myself have had problems with American politics and hypocrisy since I was a small child.
- The words we hear from our leaders are a daily diet of lies, spin and hypocrisy.
- The fact that she is an impostor makes an incredibly ironic point about hypocrisy.
- Something must be done about this, if we are not to continue in our habitual posture of concerned hypocrisy.
- This book also does a tremendous job of exposing the corruption and hypocrisy of big business.
- The slaughter of men, women and children has been concealed by military and religious hypocrisy.
- As for the authorities, surely there's a level of hypocrisy or humbug at the least.
- There's a lot of hypocrisy from the government about crime and what is happening in the inner cities.
- There is an important point to be made about so-called sexual hypocrisy in government.
- However, as with the infant formula companies, the industry stands accused of hypocrisy.
Synonyms
sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, pietism, piousness, affected piety, affected superiority, false virtue, cant, humbug, pretence, posturing, speciousness, empty talk
insincerity, falseness, falsity, deceptiveness, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, dishonesty, dissembling, dissimulation, duplicity, imposture, two-facedness, double-dealing
informal phoneyness
rare Pharisaism, Tartufferie

Origin

Middle English: from Old French ypocrisie, via ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek hupokrisis 'acting of a theatrical part', from hupokrinesthai 'play a part, pretend', from hupo 'under' + krinein 'decide, judge'.

Rhymes

adhocracy, aristocracy, autocracy, bureaucracy, democracy, gerontocracy, gynaecocracy (US gynecocracy), hierocracy, meritocracy, mobocracy, monocracy, plutocracy, technocracy, theocracy

Definition of hypocrisy in US English:

hypocrisy

nounhəˈpäkrəsēhəˈpɑkrəsi

The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.
伪善，虚伪
his target was the hypocrisy of suburban life
she was irritated to be accused of hypocrisy
spokesmen unversed in the smoother hypocrisies of diplomacy
Example sentencesExamples
- The slaughter of men, women and children has been concealed by military and religious hypocrisy.
- There's a lot of hypocrisy from the government about crime and what is happening in the inner cities.
- This book also does a tremendous job of exposing the corruption and hypocrisy of big business.
- The way society views the whole drug scene is riddled with hypocrisy and double standards.
- There is an important point to be made about so-called sexual hypocrisy in government.
- Here is a fine example of journalistic hypocrisy, and you can never know that this is a sin I am guilty of.
- However, as with the infant formula companies, the industry stands accused of hypocrisy.
- The words we hear from our leaders are a daily diet of lies, spin and hypocrisy.
- As for the authorities, surely there's a level of hypocrisy or humbug at the least.
- The fact that she is an impostor makes an incredibly ironic point about hypocrisy.
- They will be exposed for things called hypocrisy and cant, and they will not get away with it.
- I myself have had problems with American politics and hypocrisy since I was a small child.
- Dislike of the clergy, accused of hypocrisy and worse, was of ancient origins.
- Chao's hostility to politicians stems from what he considers their intrinsic hypocrisy.
- At the same time, the artist alludes to the real world, having it out with hypocrisy and duplicity.
- There has certainly been too much misguided media management, some hypocrisy and even sleaze.
- Something must be done about this, if we are not to continue in our habitual posture of concerned hypocrisy.
- The common factor among the marchers was a rejection of cant, lies and hypocrisy.
- So, on top of everything else, there seems to be a case of political hypocrisy here.
- There's almost as much hypocrisy in the present government as there is in the church.
Synonyms
sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, pietism, piousness, affected piety, affected superiority, false virtue, cant, humbug, pretence, posturing, speciousness, empty talk

Origin

Middle English: from Old French ypocrisie, via ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek hupokrisis ‘acting of a theatrical part’, from hupokrinesthai ‘play a part, pretend’, from hupo ‘under’ + krinein ‘decide, judge’.

单词	hypocrisy
释义	Definition of hypocrisy in English: hypocrisy nounPlural hypocrisies hɪˈpɒkrɪsihəˈpɑkrəsi mass noun The practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case. 伪善，虚伪 his target was the hypocrisy of suburban life she was irritated to be accused of hypocrisy spokesmen unversed in the smoother hypocrisies of diplomacy Example sentencesExamples So, on top of everything else, there seems to be a case of political hypocrisy here. There has certainly been too much misguided media management, some hypocrisy and even sleaze. The common factor among the marchers was a rejection of cant, lies and hypocrisy. There's almost as much hypocrisy in the present government as there is in the church. At the same time, the artist alludes to the real world, having it out with hypocrisy and duplicity. Chao's hostility to politicians stems from what he considers their intrinsic hypocrisy. Here is a fine example of journalistic hypocrisy, and you can never know that this is a sin I am guilty of. The way society views the whole drug scene is riddled with hypocrisy and double standards. They will be exposed for things called hypocrisy and cant, and they will not get away with it. Dislike of the clergy, accused of hypocrisy and worse, was of ancient origins. I myself have had problems with American politics and hypocrisy since I was a small child. The words we hear from our leaders are a daily diet of lies, spin and hypocrisy. The fact that she is an impostor makes an incredibly ironic point about hypocrisy. Something must be done about this, if we are not to continue in our habitual posture of concerned hypocrisy. This book also does a tremendous job of exposing the corruption and hypocrisy of big business. The slaughter of men, women and children has been concealed by military and religious hypocrisy. As for the authorities, surely there's a level of hypocrisy or humbug at the least. There's a lot of hypocrisy from the government about crime and what is happening in the inner cities. There is an important point to be made about so-called sexual hypocrisy in government. However, as with the infant formula companies, the industry stands accused of hypocrisy. Synonyms sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, pietism, piousness, affected piety, affected superiority, false virtue, cant, humbug, pretence, posturing, speciousness, empty talk insincerity, falseness, falsity, deceptiveness, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, dishonesty, dissembling, dissimulation, duplicity, imposture, two-facedness, double-dealing informal phoneyness rare Pharisaism, Tartufferie Origin Middle English: from Old French ypocrisie, via ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek hupokrisis 'acting of a theatrical part', from hupokrinesthai 'play a part, pretend', from hupo 'under' + krinein 'decide, judge'. Rhymes adhocracy, aristocracy, autocracy, bureaucracy, democracy, gerontocracy, gynaecocracy (US gynecocracy), hierocracy, meritocracy, mobocracy, monocracy, plutocracy, technocracy, theocracy Definition of hypocrisy in US English: hypocrisy nounhəˈpäkrəsēhəˈpɑkrəsi The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense. 伪善，虚伪 his target was the hypocrisy of suburban life she was irritated to be accused of hypocrisy spokesmen unversed in the smoother hypocrisies of diplomacy Example sentencesExamples The slaughter of men, women and children has been concealed by military and religious hypocrisy. There's a lot of hypocrisy from the government about crime and what is happening in the inner cities. This book also does a tremendous job of exposing the corruption and hypocrisy of big business. The way society views the whole drug scene is riddled with hypocrisy and double standards. There is an important point to be made about so-called sexual hypocrisy in government. Here is a fine example of journalistic hypocrisy, and you can never know that this is a sin I am guilty of. However, as with the infant formula companies, the industry stands accused of hypocrisy. The words we hear from our leaders are a daily diet of lies, spin and hypocrisy. As for the authorities, surely there's a level of hypocrisy or humbug at the least. The fact that she is an impostor makes an incredibly ironic point about hypocrisy. They will be exposed for things called hypocrisy and cant, and they will not get away with it. I myself have had problems with American politics and hypocrisy since I was a small child. Dislike of the clergy, accused of hypocrisy and worse, was of ancient origins. Chao's hostility to politicians stems from what he considers their intrinsic hypocrisy. At the same time, the artist alludes to the real world, having it out with hypocrisy and duplicity. There has certainly been too much misguided media management, some hypocrisy and even sleaze. Something must be done about this, if we are not to continue in our habitual posture of concerned hypocrisy. The common factor among the marchers was a rejection of cant, lies and hypocrisy. So, on top of everything else, there seems to be a case of political hypocrisy here. There's almost as much hypocrisy in the present government as there is in the church. Synonyms sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, pietism, piousness, affected piety, affected superiority, false virtue, cant, humbug, pretence, posturing, speciousness, empty talk Origin Middle English: from Old French ypocrisie, via ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek hupokrisis ‘acting of a theatrical part’, from hupokrinesthai ‘play a part, pretend’, from hupo ‘under’ + krinein ‘decide, judge’.
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