hypocrisy
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- Regno Unito//hɪˈpɒkɹəsi//
- Stati Uniti//hɪˈpɑkɹəsi//
The contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character or inclinations, especially with respect to religious and moral beliefs; hence in general sense, dissimulation, pretence, sham.
sostantivo
- 1
The contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character or inclinations, especially with respect to religious and moral beliefs; hence in general sense, dissimulation, pretence, sham.
political hypocrisy
He condemned the hypocrisy of politicians who broke their own laws.
- 2
The claim or pretense of having beliefs, standards, qualities, behaviours, virtues, motivations, etc. which one does not really have.
rank hypocrisy
charge of hypocrisy
- 3
The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues.
- 4
An instance of hypocrisy.
Etimologia
From hypo- + Ancient Greek κρί(σις) (krí(sis)) + -isy. From Middle English ipocrisie, from Old French ypocrisie, from Late Latin hypocrisis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις (hupókrisis, “answer, stage acting, pretense”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “I answer (a fellow actor on stage), play a part, dissemble, feign”), from ὑπό (hupó, “under, equivalent of the modern "hypo-" prefix”) + the middle voice of κρίνω (krínō, “I separate, judge, decide”) + -isy. Displaced native Old English līċettung.
Forme
- plurale
- hypocrisies
hypocrisy · The contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character or inclinations, especially with respect to religious…
hypocrite · Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold…hypocritical · Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.hypothesis · A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon…