hypocrisy
Pluralhypocrisies (some meanings)
- 1Doing the same bad thing you blame other people for, or acting against what you say you believe.
It is hypocrisy to tell others not to litter and then drop your own trash on the ground.
The coach yelled at us for being late, but he came late every day. What hypocrisy!
Similarinconsistency, duplicity
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- 2Pretending to have beliefs, values, or feelings that you do not really have.
His kind words were pure hypocrisy, because he didn't care about us at all.
She hated the hypocrisy of people who were nice to her only because she was rich.
Similarinsincerity, duplicity, pretense, sanctimony
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- 3One example of someone saying one thing and doing another.
The kids pointed out each little hypocrisy in their parents' rules.
The movie makes fun of the hypocrisies of rich people.
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Origin
From a Greek word for acting on a stage or pretending.