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hypocritical
CEFRC1
/hɪpəˈkɹɪtɪkəl/
adjective
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- 01
adjective
Claiming good values while acting against them.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailCharacterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.
Examples
I have never known someone as hypocritical as you.
Tom certainly is hypocritical.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 1
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Origin
adjective
From hypocritic + -al, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτικός (hupokritikós), from ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “I play a part on stage”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + κρίνω (krínō, “I choose”).