hypocrite

== English == === Alternative forms === hypocrit === Etymology === From Old French ypocrite (Modern French hypocrite), from Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “I answer, act, feign”). Displaced native Old English līċettere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/ === Noun === hypocrite (plural hypocrites) Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.] Synonyms: flip-flopper, pretender; see also Thesaurus:deceiver ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === two-faced double standard hypocritical === Further reading === The Origin of the Term Hypokritēs === Anagrams === rheotypic == French == === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɔ.kʁit/ === Adjective === hypocrite (plural hypocrites) hypocritical ==== Derived terms ==== hypocritement === Noun === hypocrite m or f by sense (plural hypocrites) hypocrite ==== Synonyms ==== (informal) faux-cul, faux cul, faux jeton ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: ipocrit. === Further reading === “hypocrite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === chypriote, Chypriote