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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hyp•o•crite /ˈhɪpəkrɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who practices hypocrisy.
hyp•o•crit•i•cal, adj. hyp•o•crit•i•cal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hyp•o•crite (hip′ə krit),USA pronunciation n. - a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.
- a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, esp. one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.
- Greek hypokrité̄s a stage actor, hence one who pretends to be what he is not, equivalent. to hypokrí̄(nesthai) (see hypocrisy) + -tēs agent suffix
- Late Latin hypocrita
- Old French
- Middle English ipocrite 1175–1225
deceiver, dissembler, pretender, pharisee. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hypocrite /ˈhɪpəkrɪt/ n - a person who pretends to be what he is not
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French ipocrite, via Late Latin, from Greek hupokritēs one who plays a part, from hupokrinein to feign, from krinein to judgeˌhypoˈcritical adj ˌhypoˈcritically adv |