English
Etymology
From Middle English ipocrisie, from Latin hypocrisis (play-acting or pretense), via Old French. Ultimately from the Greek hupokrisis (act in a play), from hupokrīnesthai (to play a part or pretend), from krīnesthai (to explain) + hupo (hypo-).
Noun
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- The claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess.
Translations
Catalan: hipocresia f
Croatian: licemjerje n; dvoli�nost f; hipokrizija n
Czech: pokrytectvà n
French: hypocrisie f
German: Heuchelei f
Icelandic: hræsni f, yfirdrepsskapur m, uppgerð f
Polish: hipokryzja f
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Portuguese: hipocrisÃa f
Serbian: licemerje, licemerstvo
Spanish: hipocresÃa f
Russian: ли�еме�ие ��. �
Italian: ipocrisia f
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Derived terms
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hypocritically
hypocrite
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