hypocrisy

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From Middle English ipocrisie < Old French ypocrisie < Late Latin hypocrisis < Greek ὑπόκρισις (answer, stage acting, pretense) < ὑποκρίνεσθαι (to play a role, pretend) < ὑπό (under) + the middle voice of κρίνω (to separate, judge, decide) < Proto-Indo-European base *krei- (to sieve, to discriminate, to distinguish). The Greek word evolved from ὑποκρίνομαι (to separate gradually) to ὑπόκρισις (answer) to ὑποκριτής (actor, pretender, hypocrite).

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hypocrisy (plural hypocrisies)

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

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• hypocritical
• hypocritically
• hypocrite

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