English Explanatory Dictionary

hypocrite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/ hypocrite-us-pron.ogg

Word forms

hypocrite hypocrites hypocrit

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

flip-flopper pretender bamboozler bouncer bullshitter cheat cheater cogger cony-catcher crammer deceiver deceptor fabricator fabulist falser gabber grifter guiler liar losenger mocker pseudologist rook Scandaroon shammer Spanish athlete swindler swike treacher trickster trucker wernard

Related words

two-faced double standard hypocritical

Derived words

act the hypocrite hypochristian hypocrite commit hypocritely hypocrite plant superhypocrite
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