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hypocrisy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lip service |
| Type of | feigning, pretence, pretense, dissembling |
| Has types | crocodile tears |
| Derivation | hypocritical |
hypocrisy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | insincerity, falseness, hollowness |
| Has types | unctuousness, fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, smarminess, unction |
| Derivation | hypocritical |
Examples of hypocrisy
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The smears about campaign money also open the president to charges of hypocrisy.
From the online.wsj.com
I'm intolerant of dishonesty and hypocrisy and expose them at every opportunity.
From the forbes.com
Leaked sections of the report accuse the Commonwealth of indulging in hypocrisy.
From the economist.com
It is not just in Sri Lanka that the hypocrisy of Western attitudes has rankled.
From the economist.com
The other is the continuing hypocrisy concerning transfer policies for athletes.
From the kentucky.com
She inadvertently points out the hypocrisy, in addition, of liberals in general.
From the washingtontimes.com
Can opponents of the welfare state accept government benefits without hypocrisy?
From the economist.com
But for one thing, Cyrano would not have used legal threats, hypocrisy and lies.
From the forbes.com
It's quicker and easier than ever before to identify hypocrisy in the workplace.
From the forbes.com
- 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
- Hypocrisy is the act of pretending to have beliefs, opinions, virtues, feelings, qualities, or standards that one does not actually have. Hypocrisy involves the deception of others and is thus a kind of lie.
- Hypocrisy is the sixth studio album released in 1999 by Hypocrisy. The digipak version of the album includes the bonus track, "Self Inflicted Overload". ...
- Hypocrisy is a death metal band from Sweden. It was formed in 1990 in Ludvika, Sweden by Peter Tu00E4gtgren.
- Applying criticism to others that one does not apply equally to oneself; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues; an instance of either of the above
- (n.) pretending to believe what one does not (Once the politician began passing legislation that contradicted his campaign promises, his hypocrisy became apparent.)
- A deception as to the real character of someone
- A breach of trust caused by actions or decisions that reveal shifts in a personal values system.
