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Hypocrite

noun/hˈɪpəkɹˌɪt/
Definition
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈɪpəkɹˌɪt/
🇬🇧British English
/hˌɛmɐpɔɪˈiːsɪs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/hˌɛmɐpɔɪˈiːsɪs/
3 syllables Say it as /hˈɪpəkɹˌɪt/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
dissembleverbmake believe with the intent to deceive
phonyadjectivefraudulent; having a misleading appearance
phoneyadjectivefraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Heuchler
eine Person, die Überzeugungen und Meinungen bekundet, die sie nicht vertritt, um ihre wahren Gefühle oder Motive zu verbergen
🇪🇸Spanish
hipócrita
Una persona que profesa creencias y opiniones que no tiene para ocultar sus verdaderos sentimientos o motivos.
🇮🇹Italian
ipocrita
una persona che professa convinzioni e opinioni che non ha al fine di nascondere i suoi reali sentimenti o motivazioni
🇳🇱Dutch
huichelaar
een persoon die overtuigingen en meningen belijdt die hij of zij niet heeft, om zijn of haar echte gevoelens of motieven te verbergen
🇵🇹Portuguese
hipócrita
uma pessoa que professa crenças e opiniões que não possui, a fim de ocultar seus reais sentimentos ou motivos
🇷🇺Russian
лицемер
человек, который исповедует убеждения и мнения, которых он или она не придерживается, с целью скрыть свои истинные чувства или мотивы
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पाखंडी
एक व्यक्ति जो अपनी वास्तविक भावनाओं या उद्देश्यों को छुपाने के लिए ऐसी मान्यताओं और विचारों का प्रचार करता है जो उसके पास नहीं हैं।
🇧🇩Bengali
ভণ্ড
একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি বিশ্বাস এবং মতামত স্বীকার করেন যে তিনি তার প্রকৃত অনুভূতি বা উদ্দেশ্যগুলি গোপন করার জন্য রাখেন না
🇮🇳Tamil
நயவஞ்சகர்
அவரது உண்மையான உணர்வுகள் அல்லது நோக்கங்களை மறைப்பதற்காக அவர் அல்லது அவள் வைத்திருக்காத நம்பிக்கைகள் மற்றும் கருத்துக்களை வெளிப்படுத்தும் நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
కపటుడు
అతని లేదా ఆమె నిజమైన భావాలు లేదా ఉద్దేశాలను దాచడానికి అతను లేదా ఆమె కలిగి లేని నమ్మకాలు మరియు అభిప్రాయాలను ప్రకటించే వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
ढोंगी
एखादी व्यक्ती जी त्याच्या किंवा तिच्या वास्तविक भावना किंवा हेतू लपवण्यासाठी विश्वास आणि मतांचा दावा करते की तो किंवा ती धरत नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
દંભી
એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જે માન્યતાઓ અને અભિપ્રાયોનો દાવો કરે છે કે તે અથવા તેણી તેની વાસ્તવિક લાગણીઓ અથવા હેતુઓને છુપાવવા માટે રાખતી નથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಪಟಿ
ಅವನ ಅಥವಾ ಅವಳ ನೈಜ ಭಾವನೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಉದ್ದೇಶಗಳನ್ನು ಮರೆಮಾಚಲು ಅವನು ಅಥವಾ ಅವಳು ಹೊಂದಿರದ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കപടഭക്തൻ
അവൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവളുടെ യഥാർത്ഥ വികാരങ്ങളോ ഉദ്ദേശ്യങ്ങളോ മറച്ചുവെക്കുന്നതിനായി അവൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവൾ കൈവശം വയ്ക്കാത്ത വിശ്വാസങ്ങളും അഭിപ്രായങ്ങളും പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਖੰਡੀ
ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਦਾਅਵਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਅਸਲ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਮਨੋਰਥਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਛੁਪਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਨਹੀਂ ਰੱਖਦਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
منافق
وہ شخص جو عقائد اور آراء کا دعویٰ کرتا ہے جو وہ اپنے حقیقی احساسات یا مقاصد کو چھپانے کے لیے نہیں رکھتا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
伪君子
为了隐藏自己的真实感受或动机而公开表达自己并不持有的信仰和观点的人
🇯🇵Japanese
偽善者
自分の本当の気持ちや動機を隠すために、自分が抱いていない信念や意見を公言する人
🇰🇷Korean
위선자
자신의 실제 감정이나 동기를 숨기기 위해 자신이 갖고 있지 않은 신념이나 의견을 공언하는 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
kẻ đạo đức giả
một người tuyên bố niềm tin và ý kiến ​​​​mà họ không nắm giữ nhằm che giấu cảm xúc hoặc động cơ thực sự của mình
🇹🇭Thai
คนหน้าซื่อใจคด
บุคคลที่ยอมรับความเชื่อและความคิดเห็นที่ตนไม่ได้ถือไว้เพื่อปกปิดความรู้สึกหรือเจตนาที่แท้จริงของตน
🇮🇩Indonesian
orang munafik
seseorang yang menganut keyakinan dan pendapat yang tidak dianutnya untuk menyembunyikan perasaan atau motifnya yang sebenarnya
🇵🇭Filipino
mapagkunwari
isang taong nagpapahayag ng mga paniniwala at opinyon na hindi niya pinanghahawakan upang itago ang kanyang tunay na damdamin o motibo
🇲🇾Malay
munafik
seseorang yang mengaku kepercayaan dan pendapat yang tidak dipegangnya untuk menyembunyikan perasaan atau motif sebenar mereka
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
منافق
الشخص الذي يصرح بمعتقدات وآراء لا يحملها من أجل إخفاء مشاعره أو دوافعه الحقيقية
🇮🇷Persian
منافق
شخصی که عقاید و عقایدی را که برای پنهان کردن احساسات یا انگیزه های واقعی خود ندارد، اظهار می کند.
🇹🇷Turkish
ikiyüzlü
Gerçek duygularını veya amaçlarını gizlemek için sahip olmadığı inanç ve görüşleri açıklayan kişi
🇮🇱Hebrew
צָבוּעַ
אדם המצהיר על אמונות ודעות שהוא אינו מחזיק בהם כדי להסתיר את רגשותיו או מניעיו האמיתיים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'hypocrite'?
The primary meaning of 'hypocrite' is 'a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'hypocrite' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'hypocrite' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'hypocrite' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'hypocrite' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'hypocrite' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'hypocrite' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'hypocrite' in regular conversations?
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