hypocrisie

Meaning

the fake quality hypocrisy (claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess)

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Hyphenated as
hy‧po‧cri‧sie
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɦi.poː.kriˈzi/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch ypokrosie, itself directly from Latin hypocrisis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις (hupókrisis, “acting on the stage, pretense”).

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