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hypocrisy

🇬🇧 UK/hi'pɒkrәsi/🇺🇸 US
C2

Definitions

n.

The practice of claiming to have moral beliefs or virtues that one's own behaviour contradicts.

伪善,虚伪

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
hypounder, below
+
cristo separate, judge, discern
+
ycharacterized by
=hypocrisy

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His hypocrisy became obvious when his public statements contradicted his private actions.

  • 2.

    The politician was criticized for the hypocrisy of preaching honesty while taking bribes.

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