hypocrite

UK: /ˈhɪpəkrɪt/ US: /ˈhɪpəkrɪt/ ,(hip′ə krit)

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hyp•o•crite /ˈhɪpəkrɪt/   n. [countable]

1. a person who practices hypocrisy.

hyp•o•crit•i•cal, adj. 
hyp•o•crit•i•cal•ly, adv. 

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hyp•o•crite  (hip′ə krit), n. 

1. a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.
2. a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, esp. one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.

• Greek hypokrité̄s a stage actor, hence one who pretends to be what he is not, equivalent. to hypokrí̄(nesthai) (see hypocrisy) + -tēs agent suffix
• Late Latin hypocrita
• Old French
• Middle English ipocrite 1175–1225

hyp′o•crit′i•cal, adj. 
hyp′o•crit′i•cal•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

deceiver, dissembler, pretender, pharisee.

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hypocrite / ˈhɪpəkrɪt/ noun

1. a person who pretends to be what he or she is not

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French ipocrite, via Late Latin, from Greek hupokritēs one who plays a part, from hupokrinein to feign, from krinein to judge

ˌhypoˈcritical, ˌhypoˈcritic adjective

ˌhypoˈcritically adverb