hypocrite (noun)

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• hypocrite — ► NOUN ▪ a person who is given to hypocrisy. DERIVATIVES hypocritical adjective hypocritically adverb …   English terms dictionary

• hypocrite — noun Etymology: Middle English ypocrite, from Anglo French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hypokritēs actor, hypocrite, from hypokrinesthai Date: 13th century 1. a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion 2. a person who …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hypocrite — noun I ve been made to feel inadequate my whole life by someone who turns out to be a total hypocrite Syn: pretender, dissembler, deceiver, liar, pietist, sanctimonious person, plaster saint; informal phony, fraud, sham, fake …   Thesaurus of popular words

• hypocrite — noun /ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/ Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs …   Wiktionary

• hypocrite — noun a person who indulges in hypocrisy. Derivatives hypocritical adjective hypocritically adverb …   English new terms dictionary

• hypocrite — noun (C) someone who pretends to be morally good …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hypocrite plant — noun : mexican fire plant 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• hypocrite — UK [ˈhɪpəkrɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms hypocrite : singular hypocrite plural hypocrites a person who claims to have certain moral principles or beliefs but behaves in a way that shows they are not sincere …   English dictionary

• hypocrite — /ˈhɪpəkrɪt / (say hipuhkrit) noun someone given to hypocrisy; someone who feigns virtue or piety; a pretender. {Middle English ypocrite, from Old French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hypokritēs, actor, pretender, hypocrite} –hypocritical …  

• hypocrite — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pretender, fraud, faker, dissembler, deceiver, casuist, charlatan, poseur, poser, pharisee, bigot, quack, tartuffe, backslider, whited sepulcher, sham, actor, cheat, informer, trickster, one given to hypocrisy, sophist,… …   English dictionary for students

• hypocrite — hyp|o|crite [ hıpəkrıt ] noun count a person who claims to have certain moral principles or beliefs but behaves in a way that shows they are not sincere …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English