Hypocrisy

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/hɪpˈɑkrəsiː/ · हिपॉक्रसी

Meaning

A pretence of having a virtuous character, moral or religious belief, etc. that one does not really possess

Saying you have morals but acting differently

Behaviour of a person that does not match to what he claims

pretending to have beliefs one does not hold

हिंदी अर्थ

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Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
DeceitPretenceFalsehoodInsincerityDuplicity
Example sentences

The speech was full of hypocrisy.

He called out the hypocrisy without naming anyone.

Radhika hates hypocrisy.

Daily use: Hypocrisy hai ye, kehte kuch hain karte kuch.

Word forms
Hypocrisy nHypocrite nHypocritical adjHypocritically adv
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir

Hypocrisy, hypocrite से है, और पुराने Greek में hypocrite का मतलब था stage का actor। Actor वह role निभाता है जो वह असल में नहीं है; hypocrite वे गुण दिखाता है जो उसमें नहीं हैं। यही दिखावा hypocrisy है।

Hypocrisy comes from hypocrite, and in old Greek a 'hypocrite' was a stage actor. An actor plays a role he is not; a hypocrite pretends to have virtues he does not have. That pretence is hypocrisy.

Exam note

Spelling H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-S-Y याद रखिए। व्यक्ति hypocrite और adjective hypocritical है; antonym sincerity और candour आते हैं।

Note the spelling H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-S-Y. The person is a hypocrite and the adjective hypocritical; antonyms in options are sincerity and candour.

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