Hypocritical Definition

hĭpə-krĭtĭ-kəl
adjective
Characterized by hypocrisy.
Hypocritical praise.
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Being a hypocrite.
A hypocritical rogue.
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Origin of Hypocritical

  • From hypocritic + -al, from ὑποκριτικός (hupokritikos), from ὑποκριτής (hupokritÄ“s, “actor, hypocrite"), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrinomai, “I play a part on stage"), from ὑπό (hupo, “below") + κρίνω (krinō, “I choose").

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Hypocritical Sentence Examples

  • We're probably all a little hypocritical at times - and we're all sinners, so I hear.

  • After observing much hypocritical behavior at her church, Laura become apostate.

  • To the Liberals, then and afterwards, it was clearly a hypocritical conspiracy against freedom.

  • This is truly pathetic, not to say hypocritical.

  • There is something hypocritical about companies shipping, building and lighting elaborate, energy-sucking tradeshow booths to promote environmentally responsible products.

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