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HYPOCRISY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("hypocrisy" is a kind of...):
falseness; hollowness; insincerity (the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypocrisy"):
sanctimoniousness; sanctimony (the quality of being hypocritically devout)
fulsomeness; oiliness; oleaginousness; smarminess; unction; unctuousness (smug self-serving earnestness)
Derivation:
hypocritical (professing feelings or virtues one does not have)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
Synonyms:
hypocrisy; lip service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hypocrisy" is a kind of...):
dissembling; feigning; pretence; pretense (pretending with intention to deceive)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypocrisy"):
crocodile tears (a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping)
Derivation:
hypocritical (professing feelings or virtues one does not have)
