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| hy·poc·ri·sy [ hi pókrəssee ] (plural hy·poc·ri·sies) |
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1. feigned high principles: the false claim to or pretense of having admirable principles, beliefs, or feelings
 It would be sheer hypocrisy for them to turn around and do what they criticize in others.
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2. hypocritical act: an act or instance of hypocrisy
After his hypocrisies became widely known, he decided not to run for re-election.
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| [12th century. Via Old French ypocrisie< Greek hupokrisis "acting a part" < hupokrinesthai "act a part" < krinein "to separate"] |
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