hypocrite

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Also, I included myself in the hypocrites category earlier because to suggest that anyone cannot be a hypocrite is a pointless and impossible exercise.

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  1. noun A person given to hypocrisy.

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  • Working here made him feel like a hypocrite, and he was thankful the project was just about over. —  Jackson, Lisa - See How she dies 2
  • I guess being a hypocrite is the new thing for "New Energy" Mrs. Palin. —  WordPress.com News
  • Shen's demand that the author relinquish his surname and ditch his way of life or face being called a hypocrite is beyond rational thought. —  Taipei Times
  • If the d.o.m. were a vampire like you said, then there would be no thing of the imagination criticism such as hypocrite or not hypocrite could be applied to him.
  • Also, I included myself in the hypocrites category earlier because to suggest that anyone cannot be a hypocrite is a pointless and impossible exercise. —  The Register-Guard: RSS Feeds
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  1. Middle English ipocrite, from Old French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hupocritēs, actor, from hupokrīnesthai, to play a part, pretend; see hypocrisy.

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  1. from Middle English hypocrite, ypocrite, from Old French hypocrite, F. hypocrite = Provencal ypocrita = Spanish hipócrita = Portuguese hypocrita = Italian ipocrita, ipocrito, from Late Latin hypocrita, a hypocrite; L., a mimic who accompanied the delivery of an actor by gestures; from Greek ὑποκριτής, one who answers, a player, also a pretender, hypocrite, from ὑποκρίνεσθαι, answer, play a part: see hypocrisy.
 

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/ˈhɪpəkrɪt/
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