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hypocrisy

Translations

hypocrisynoun
hypocrisies
pl
The politician was accused of hypocrisy for advocating for environmental protection while owning shares in a major oil company.
Le politicien a été accusé d’hypocrisie pour avoir défendu la protection de l’environnement tout en possédant des actions dans une grande compagnie pétrolière.
Additional translations
pharisaïsmeSurtout dans un registre soutenu ou religieux.
Synonyms
insincerity
two-facedness
falsehood
double standards
deceit
pretense
duplicity

Definitions

hypocrisynoun
The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform.
The politician was accused of hypocrisy for advocating for environmental protection while owning shares in a major oil company.
A pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
Her hypocrisy was evident when she preached about honesty but was caught lying on several occasions.
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