hypocrisy

noun

hi-ˈpä-krə-sē How to pronounce hypocrisy (audio)
Definition of hypocrisynext
as in deception
the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have the hypocrisy of people who claim to care about the environment but ride around in gas-guzzlers

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Recent Examples of hypocrisy The backlash against religious celebrities shows that celebrity authenticity and cultural tolerance has limits – and hypocrisy. — Ashley Hume, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025 The hypocrisies of what might be called humanity’s delusions of superiority suggest the need for deeper questioning. — Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025 The scale of hypocrisy here is staggering. — Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 But between Zuckerberg’s Meta throwing a legal arsenal into silencing former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams’s damning insider account and Musk’s attempts to silence critics on X, as well as opposition protests in Türkiye, the hypocrisy is inescapable. — David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hypocrisy
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  1. deception
  2. deceit
  3. affectation
Noun
  • In another case, Balmer pleaded guilty in 2016 to forgery and theft by deception charges, court documents show.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Imposter syndrome is an internal struggle with feeling like a fraud despite being qualified, whereas career catfishing is an active deception.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of deception
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  • Defense attorney Alan Jackson told the jury the collision never happened, and the investigation into Read was riddled with errors, bias, incompetence and deceit from the start.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • In economic markets, maintaining a consumer’s freedom of choice requires regulations against coercion and deceit.
    — Michael Gregory, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
Definition of deceit
Noun
  • Ivy-as-Marilyn is an inconsiderate, amphetamine guzzling faux-intellectual whose devotion to the acting craft is presented as a vainglorious affectation.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The interaction between Briony and Jamie starts off amiably, with Jamie needling Briony for her posh affectations.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of affectation

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