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hypocrisy

hypocrisynoun

hypocrisies

Translations

His hypocrisy was evident when he preached about honesty but was caught lying.

Его лицемерие было очевидно, когда он проповедовал о честности, но был пойман на лжи.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

double standards