C1adjective · rare

hypocritical

hypocritical · more hypocritical · most hypocritical

лицемірний, криводушний

двуличный, лицемерный, ханжеский

heuchlerisch, gleisnerisch

Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocriteCharacterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.

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/hɪpəˈkɹɪtɪkəl/

» A lot of people are hypocritical.

Viele Leute sind Heuchler.

Многие люди лицемерны.

Велика кількість людей лицемірна.

Meaning

1 senses

Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.
Near-synonyms: double-faced, two-faced, Janus-faced, duplicitous (these denote intentional deception)
heuchlerisch, gleisnerisch
лицеме́рныйlicemérnyj, ха́нжескийxánžeskij, двули́чныйdvulíčnyj
лицемі́рнийlycemírnyj, криводу́шнийkryvodúšnyj

More definitions

professing feelings or virtues one does not have

Examples

47 sentences

A lot of people are hypocritical.
Велика кількість людей лицемірна.
ruМногие люди лицемерны.
deViele Leute sind Heuchler.
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Tom is very hypocritical.
Том дуже лицемірний.
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Tom is hypocritical.
Том — лицемір.
ruТом - лицемер.
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I think that Tom is hypocritical.
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I think Tom is being hypocritical.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite:

Русский

By meaning 1

characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite:

Origin

From hypocritic + -al, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτικός (hupokritikós), from ὑποκριτής (hupo

From hypocritic + -al, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτικός (hupokritikós), from ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “I play a part on stage”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + κρίνω (krínō, “I choose”).

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