Used in a Sentence

hypocrisy

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hypocrisy.

Editorial note

Or it could be that accusing critics of hypocrisy (tu quoque fallacy?), instead of addressing the actual criticism itself, is simply discouraged.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

The claim or pretense of having beliefs, standards, qualities, behaviours, virtues, motivations, etc. which one does not really have.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hypocrisy gathered in one view.

noun

The claim or pretense of having beliefs, standards, qualities, behaviours, virtues, motivations, etc. which one does not really have.

noun

An instance of hypocrisy.

noun

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.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hypocrisy.

noun

The claim or pretense of having beliefs, standards, qualities, behaviours, virtues, motivations, etc. which one does not really have.

noun

An instance of hypocrisy.

noun

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.

noun

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.

Example sentences

1

Or it could be that accusing critics of hypocrisy (tu quoque fallacy?), instead of addressing the actual criticism itself, is simply discouraged.

2

It is never a good idea to project your own hypocrisy onto everybody else.

3

No, what I find unacceptable is your hypocrisy in trying to shame the guy who did the right thing.

4

The deep hypocrisy with only caring about Israel is thick and deadly.

5

If you're going to criticize someone for their faults that you're every bit as guilty of, you should expect to be called out on your hypocrisy.

6

Your comments have been drenched with slimy, wet, arrogant hypocrisy.

7

But given america's hypocrisy they had no other option.

8

Most political groups commit the modern sin of hypocrisy.

9

Your downvoting won't stop me or any other dissident here from speaking our mind and exposing the hypocrisy or ridiculousness of this type of cheap advertorials here.

10

Is that hypocrisy really lost on everyone but me?

11

True, but it's not hypocrisy in capitalist countries.

12

How come this phoniness and hypocrisy goes accepted?

Quote examples

1

I think the biggest indication that that critique is ill-founded is that it doesn't start with "well, it's kinda long," because that's the biggest hypocrisy I detect.

2

> ~"You can't ignore the middle, every sentence is hypocrisy."

3

You're continuing to perfectly illustrate two of the points that I've made regarding your hypocrisy: - To paraphrase: "I only want to censor opinions when they disagree with the positions that I hold.

4

And, to add another layer of hypocrisy, how can you tacitly encourage opinions such as those of Eich/Card -- which are inherently stifling of the freedom of others to associate, and is a "hands-on" approach to the lives of others -- while saying that Github should take a "hands-off" role here when it comes to the use of language?

Proper noun examples

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Hypocrisy is unavoidable nowadays, so don't be too ready to call people out.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use hypocrisy in a sentence?

Or it could be that accusing critics of hypocrisy (tu quoque fallacy?), instead of addressing the actual criticism itself, is simply discouraged.

What does hypocrisy mean?

The claim or pretense of having beliefs, standards, qualities, behaviours, virtues, motivations, etc. which one does not really have.

What part of speech is hypocrisy?

hypocrisy is commonly used as noun.