HYPOCRITICAL Definition & Meaning

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hypocritical

[ hip-uh-krit-i-kuhl ]

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adjective

of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess:
The parent who has a 鈥渄o what I say and not what I do鈥� attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
possessing the characteristics of hypocrisy:
Isn't a politician hypocritical for talking about human dignity while voting against reasonable social programs?

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of hypocritical¹

First recorded in 1515鈥�25; equivalent to Greek 丑测辫辞办谤颈迟颈办(贸蝉) (from 丑测辫辞办谤颈迟岣梥 鈥渁 stage actor鈥� + -颈办贸蝉 -ic ( def ) ) + -al ¹( def ); hypocrite ( def )

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He once used an unexpectedly shocking simile to denounce what he termed "hypocritical clericalism".

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How hypocritical to visit Trump one week and then turn around and celebrate Jackie Robinson Day the next.

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Columnist Dylan Hern谩ndez writes the Dodgers can鈥檛 pretend it isn鈥檛 hypocritical to visit President Trump a week before hosting Jackie Robinson Day.

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Rather than continue to stimulate important conversations, the Dodgers are back to whistling past America鈥檚 graveyard, pretending there is nothing hypocritical about visiting President Trump one week and celebrating Jackie Robinson Day the next.

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Haughty, hypocritical Dingley, she fears, won鈥檛 want anything to do with the family once this scandal goes viral, which in the Regency period translates into a wildfire of whispering throughout polite society.

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