hypocrisy
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From Middle English ipocrisie < Old French ypocrisie < Late Latin hypocrisis < Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις (hupokrisis), “‘answer, stage acting, pretense’”) < ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrinomai), “‘I reply’”) < ὑπό (hupo), “‘under’”) + the middle voice of κρίνω (krinō), “‘I separate, judge, decide’”).
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hypocrisy (plural hypocrisies)
- The claim or pretense of holding beliefs, feelings, standards, qualities, opinions or virtues that one does not actually possess.
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Claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess
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