hypocrite

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

  • Old French ypocrite (Modern French hypocrite), from hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής, from ὑποκρίνομαι.

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