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English noun: hypocrisy | |||
| 1. | hypocrisy (communication) an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction | ||
| Synonyms | lip service | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dissembling, feigning, pretence, pretense | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crocodile tears | ||
| 2. | hypocrisy (attribute) insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | falseness, hollowness, insincerity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, smarminess, unction, unctuousness | ||
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