hypocritical
pronunciation
How to pronounce hypocritical in British English:
UK [ˌhɪpə'krɪtɪkl]
How to pronounce hypocritical in American English:
US [ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl]
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- Adjective:
- professing feelings or virtues one does not have
Word Origin
- hypocritical (adj.)
- 1540s (implied in hypocritically), from hypocritic, which was used in the same sense, + -al (1). Middle English used simple hypocrite as the adjective (c. 1400) as well as the noun.
Example
- 1. America may sometimes be inept or hypocritical .
- 2. This cynicism has become hypocritical and criminal .
- 3. But too much of the cacophony of criticism is confused , hypocritical or ideologically motivated .
- 4. Some have pointed out that at & t 's complaints are hypocritical given that in the past they have asked the fcc for permission to block calls to these rural areas as well .
- 5. Such criticism is often hypocritical .