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1. hypocrite
noun. ['ˈhɪpəˌkrɪt'] 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.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- ypocrite (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- hypocrita (Latin)
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Rhymes with Hypocrite
- armpit
- beckwitt
- bullshit
- cockpit
- counterfeit
- counterfeit
- drillbit
- goldschmidt
- hammerschmidt
- horgavitt
- identikit
- kleinschmidt
- kuhlenschmidt
- mandalit
- messerschmidt
- messerschmitt
- misfit
- moonlit
- outfit
- outwit
How do you pronounce hypocrite?
Pronounce hypocrite as ˈhɪpəˌkrɪt.
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How to spell hypocrite? Is it hypocrea? Or hypocretin? Common misspellings are:
- hypocrea
- hypocretin
Sentences with hypocrite
1. Noun, singular or mass
Your employees will not take you seriously if they view you as a hypocrite.
Quotes about hypocrite
1. He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.
- William Blake
2. The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.
- André Gide
3. I have always considered "Pascal's Wager"a questionable bet to place, since any God worth believing in would prefer an honest agnostic to a calculating hypocrite.
- Alan M. Dershowitz, Letters to a Young Lawyer