hypocrite

(hĭp'ə-krĭt')
n.
A person given to hypocrisy.

[Middle English ipocrite, from Old French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hupocritēs, actor, from hupokrīnesthai, to play a part, pretend. See hypocrisy.]

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noun

A person who practices hypocrisy: pharisee, phony, tartuffe. See honest/dishonest.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

One who, professing virtues that he does not respect, secures the advantage of seeming to be what he depises.

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IN BRIEF: A person who pretends to be good, pious or sympathetic without really being so.

A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation. — Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)

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For a list of words related to hypocrite, see:

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• Morality or Character

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See words rhyming with "hypocrite."

Common misspelling(s) of hypocrite

• hypocrit

Dansk (Danish)
n. - hykler

Nederlands (Dutch)
hypocriet, schijnheilig

Français (French)
n. - hypocrite

Deutsch (German)
n. - Scheinheiliger, Heuchler

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υποκριτής

Italiano (Italian)
ipocrita

Português (Portuguese)
n. - hipócrita (m) (f)

Русский (Russian)
лицемер

Español (Spanish)
n. - hipócrita

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hycklare, hypokrit

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
伪君子, 伪善者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 偽君子, 偽善者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 위선자, 위선을 부림

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 偽善者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مرائي, منافق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צבוע, מתחסד‬

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