hypocrite

/'hipɔkrit/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that they do not actually possess: A hypocrite is someone whose actions contradict their stated beliefs or feelings. This is often done to deceive others, gain approval, or avoid criticism.
    • A person whose behavior contradicts their professed standards: The term emphasizes the gap between what a person says and what they do, typically involving insincerity or pretense.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • He called the politician a hypocrite for preaching about family values while having numerous affairs.
    • She felt like a hypocrite for telling her children not to lie, even though she sometimes did.
    • "Do not be a hypocrite," the teacher said, "by criticizing others for the same mistakes you make."
Advanced Usage
  • "To be a hypocrite": This is the standard phrase to describe someone engaging in hypocrisy.
    • It is hypocritical to demand honesty from others while being secretive yourself.
  • "The height of hypocrisy": Used to describe an action or statement that is an extreme or blatant example of hypocrisy.
    • For the company to lecture on environmental protection while dumping toxic waste was the height of hypocrisy.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hypocrisy (n): The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.
    • The scandal revealed the hypocrisy of the organization's leadership.
  • Hypocritical (adj): Behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.
    • His hypocritical praise fooled no one.
  • Hypocritically (adv): In a hypocritical manner.
    • She smiled hypocritically while planning her revenge.
Synonyms
  • Phony (n): A person who is not genuine or sincere; a fake.
  • Fraud (n): A person who makes deceitful pretenses.
  • Charlatan (n): A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a quack.
  • Dissembler (n): A person who conceals their true motives or feelings through pretense.
Related Phrases
  • Practice what you preach: An idiom advising someone to act in accordance with the advice they give to others, the opposite of being a hypocrite.
    • If you want respect, you need to practice what you preach.
  • Two-faced: (adj) Insincere and deceitful, behaving one way to a person's face and another way behind their back. This is a close conceptual synonym for hypocritical behavior.
    • I discovered my so-called friend was two-faced and couldn't be trusted.
Noun
  1. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

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