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Hypocrite

A hypocrite is defined as a person who pretends to have virtues or beliefs that they do not actually possess, especially when their actions contradict their stated beliefs. They feign publicly approved attitudes even when their private lives, opinions, or statements belie their public statements. Hypocrites pretend to be something they are not, like an actor on stage, and their behavior deceives others rather than matches their claimed principles.

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Hypocrite

A hypocrite is defined as a person who pretends to have virtues or beliefs that they do not actually possess, especially when their actions contradict their stated beliefs. They feign publicly approved attitudes even when their private lives, opinions, or statements belie their public statements. Hypocrites pretend to be something they are not, like an actor on stage, and their behavior deceives others rather than matches their claimed principles.

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hypocrite

hypocrite
[hip-uh-krit] Show IPA noun 1. a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs. 2. a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, especially one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements. Origin: 11751225; Middle English ipocrite < Old French < Late Latin hypocrita < Greek hypokrits a stage actor, hence one who pretends to be what he is not, equivalent to hypokr ( nesthai ) (see hypocrisy) + -ts agent suffix Related forms hypocritical, adjective superhypocrite, noun Synonyms deceiver, dissembler, pretender, pharisee.

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