as in deception
the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have
the hypocrisy of people who claim to care about the environment but ride around in gas-guzzlers
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Recent Examples of hypocrisy
Intended to point out the hypocrisy, the Mona installation offered an opulent retreat for female guests, who were served champagne by male butlers.
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Sep. 2024
On Monday’s episode of The Daily Show, the comedian called out Donald Trump‘s hypocrisy for standing on a platform of free speech while attempting to have the upcoming film The Apprentice shut down, calling it election interference.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
Research suggests that these allegations of hypocrisy can, in fact, matter, undercutting both domestic and international support for American policies.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 4 Oct. 2024
Chucky follows the infamous doll that turns up at a suburban yard sale, throwing an idyllic American town into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Sep. 2024
On Monday’s episode of The Daily Show, the comedian called out Donald Trump‘s hypocrisy for standing on a platform of free speech while attempting to have the upcoming film The Apprentice shut down, calling it election interference.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
Research suggests that these allegations of hypocrisy can, in fact, matter, undercutting both domestic and international support for American policies.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 4 Oct. 2024
Chucky follows the infamous doll that turns up at a suburban yard sale, throwing an idyllic American town into chaos as a series of horrifying murders begin to expose the town’s hypocrisies and secrets.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hypocrisy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocrisy
Noun
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But because pressured waterfowl aren’t easy to fool, hunters have been trying to perfect the art of decoy deception to swing the odds in their favor.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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On Thursday, Prime Video debuted the first trailer for its series adaptation of the 1999 teen movie, all eight episodes premiering Nov. 21 on the streamer, bringing a familiar tale of deception to a new locale with all new characters.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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This ongoing effort has created a web of cruelty, deceit, and corruption in which many unfortunate people are ensnared.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
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Still, the lawsuit has exposed layers of contradictions and deceit in the Saudi government’s portrayal of Omar al-Bayoumi, a middle-aged Saudi graduate student in San Diego who was the central figure in the hijackers’ support network.Tim Golden, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2024
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His eccentricities — once easily dismissed as the affectations of a lonely man — read maniacal.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Strangely, the results come off as a directorial affectation, a willful cramping of her style.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Hypocrisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocrisy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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