hypocritical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /hɪpəˈkɹɪtɪkəl/
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.
Near-synonyms: double-faced, two-faced, Janus-faced, duplicitous (these denote intentional deception)
The British Empire was in a somewhat-hypocritical position when it came to slavery. Due to the fact that most other nations were at war with the Empire and the Royal Navy controlled the seas, most slavers were flying British flags. However, slavery in England had been banned hundreds of years before, in 1102, with periodic court cases reaffirming this through the centuries.
2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 1:33 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024:[Stephen] Miller’s uncle, a neuroscientist, has been welcomed onto the public stage for his denunciations of his nephew’s immigration policies, which the elder Miller has characterized as hypocritical: the Millers’ not-so-distant Jewish ancestors were, of course, immigrants themselves.
2019 July 15, Greg Afinogenov, “The Jewish Case for Open Borders”, in Jewish Currents, number Summer 2019:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most hypocritical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more hypocritical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nonhypocritical · unhypocritical
Deriveds
superhypocritical · hypocriticalness · hypocriticality · nonhypocritical · unhypocritical · hypocritically
Synonyms
duplicitous · double-faced · Janus-faced · two-faced
Translations (60)
es mocho (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · yi היפּאָקריטיש (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · gl hipócrita (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · mfe ipokrit (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · cmn 虛偽 /虚伪 (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · ko 이중적 (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · cmn 偽善 /伪善 (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · nl hypocriet (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · tr ikiyüzlü (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · ru ха́нжеский (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · id munafik (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · pdt heichlich (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · sk pokrytecký (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · hi ढोंगी (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · hy երեսպաշտ (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · ia hypocrita (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · af skynheilig (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · fi ulkokultainen (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · yue 偽善 /伪善 (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · sv skenhelig (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · ko 위선적 (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · is skinheilagur (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · ht ipokrit (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · no hyklete (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · kk екіжүзді (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · yi צבֿועקיש (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · ru лицеме́рный (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · ru двули́чный (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · fi tekopyhä (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · bg лицемерен (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · be крываду́шны (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · de gleisnerisch (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · eo hipokrita (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · uk лицемі́рний (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · it ipocrita (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · gd dà-aodannach (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · hy երկերեսանի (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · de heuchlerisch (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · mi ngutukau (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · no tilgjort (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · cmn 假惺惺 (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · pt hipócrita (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · hu képmutató (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · no skinnhellig (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · sv hycklande (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · ro ipocrit (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · pl obłudny (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · cs pokrytecký (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · nl schijnheilig (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · ca hipòcrita (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · mi arerorua (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · es hipócrita (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · uk криводу́шний (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · he צבוע (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · got 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍄𐍃 (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · alt эки јӱстӱ (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · sq shtiracak (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · hu álszent (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · bg двуличен (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite) · fr hypocrite (characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite)