Vocabulary Entry

hypocrisy

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noun

The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.

Example Sentences

"His hypocrisy was evident when he criticized others for being late despite often arriving himself."

"The politician was accused of hypocrisy after breaking the very laws he had established."

"She spoke against materialism, yet her lifestyle was steeped in hypocrisy."