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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History
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one who states or pretends to hold beliefs or principles he or she does not actually practice.
A man who punishes his child for lying but at the same time lies on his tax forms is a hypocrite.- synonyms:
- whited sepulcher
- similar words:
- deceiver, faker, pharisee, phony, pretender
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hypocritical (adj.), hypocritically (adv.) |
Our word
hypocrite comes from an ancient Greek word that means "actor" or "pretender."