hypocrite

hyp-o-crite · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who pretends to have virtues, moral principles, or beliefs that they do not actually possess; someone whose actions contradict their stated beliefs.

  2. 2.

    A person who acts in contradiction to their stated opinions or feelings.

Forms

plural: hypocrites

Related words

Antonyms: sincere_person
See also: hypocrisy, hypocritical, phony, pretender
Synonyms: deceiver, fraud, phony, pretender, two-faced_person

Etymology

From Old French ypocrite, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hypokritēs ("actor, pretender"), from hypokrinesthai ("to play a part, pretend"), from hypo- ("under") + krinein ("to judge, decide"). Originally referred to an actor on stage.