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Complete Definition of "hypocrisy"

English

Etymology
From Middle English ipocrisie, from Latin hypocrisis (play-acting or pretense), via Old French. Ultimately from the Greek hupokrisis (act in a play), from hupokrīnesthai (to play a part or pretend), from krīnesthai (to explain) + hupo (hypo-).

Noun
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  1. The claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess.

Translations

Catalan: hipocresia f
Croatian: licemjerje n; dvoličnost f; hipokrizija n
Czech: pokrytectví n
French: hypocrisie f
German: Heuchelei f
Icelandic: hræsni f, yfirdrepsskapur m, uppgerð f
Polish: hipokryzja f
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Portuguese: hipocrisía f
Serbian: licemerje, licemerstvo
Spanish: hipocresía f
Russian: лицемерие ср. р

Italian: ipocrisia f
한국어 : 위선, 위선적 행위

Derived terms
hypocritical
hypocritically
hypocrite

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