hypocrite
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hypocrite
- /ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/
Where it comes from
From Old French ypocrite (Modern French hypocrite), from Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “to answer, act, feign”). Displaced native Old English līċettere.
noun hypocrites · hypocrit
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Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Similar: flip-flopper, pretender, munafiq, bamboozler, bouncer, bullshitter, cheat, cheater, cogger, cony-catcher, crammer, deceiver
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: phony, phoney, dissembler, hypocrisy, hypocritical, faker, quiet, silence, coward, assassin, lecteur, hypocritic, superhypocrite, pretender, hypochristian, hypo-christian
Translations
Every language
noun person practising hypocrisy
| Español | hipócrita |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 위선자 wiseonja |
| 日本語 | 偽善者 gizensha, 偽君子 gikunshi |
| 中文 | 偽善者 /伪善者 wěishànzhě, 偽君子 /伪君子 wěijūnzǐ, 鄉愿 xiāngyuàn |
| हिन्दी | पाखंडी pākhaṇḍī, ढोंगी ḍhoṅgī |
| Português | hipócrita |
| Français | hypocrite, pharisien, pharisienne, tartufe, tartuffe |
| Deutsch | Heuchler, Heuchlerin |
| Italiano | ipocrita, collotorto |
| Ελληνικά | υποκριτής ypokritís, υποκρίτρια ypokrítria, φαρισαίος farisaíos, φαρισαία farisaía |
| Română | ipocrit, ipocrită |
| Русский | ханжа́ xanžá, лицеме́р licemér |
| Tiếng Việt | kẻ đạo đức giả, kẻ giả nhân giả nghĩa, kẻ giả hình |
| العربية | مُرَاءٍ murāʔin, مُنَافِق munāfiq |
| עברית | צבוע \ צָבוּעַ tsavúa |
Talk about this word "hypocrite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hypocrite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hypocrite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hypocrite "hypocrite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hypocrite.Cite this
@misc{hypocrite_2026,
title = {hypocrite},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hypocrite},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
