hypocrite

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Old French ypocrite, from Ecclesiastical Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής (hupokritēs, actor, hypocrite), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrinomai, I answer, act, feign)

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  • IPA: /ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/

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hypocrite (plural hypocrites)

  1. Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.]

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hypocrite (epicene, plural hypocrites)

  1. hypocritical

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hypocrite m. and f. (plural hypocrites)

  1. hypocrite.

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