hypocrite
Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are…Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.
» I think Tom and Mary are hypocrites.
Я думаю, що Том та Мері — лицеміри. — deniko
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1 sensesSomeone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.
Heuchler, Heuchlerin
ханжа́xanžá, лицеме́рlicemér
ханжаxanža, лицемірlycemir
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
Examples
64 sentencesI think Tom and Mary are hypocrites.
Я думаю, що Том та Мері — лицеміри. — deniko
I think that Tom and Mary are hypocrites.
Я думаю, що Том та Мері — лицеміри. — deniko
How dare you call me a hypocrite!
Як ти смієш називати мене лицеміром! — deniko
ruКак ты смеешь называть меня лицемером? — marafon
Tom is a hypocrite.
Том — лицемір. — deniko
ruТом - лицемер. — odexed
deTom ist ein Heuchler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You're such a hypocrite.
Ти такий лицемір. — deniko
ruТы такой лицемер. — odexed
deDu bist so ein Heuchler! — Luiaard
Translations
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Origin
From Old French ypocrite (Modern French hypocrite), from Latin hypocrita, from Ancient GreFrom Old French ypocrite (Modern French hypocrite), from Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “to answer, act, feign”). Displaced native Old English līċettere.
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Forms
plural: hypocritesSynonyms
34 synonyms- a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives:dissemblerdissimulatorphonyphoneypretender