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< hypocrisy
hypocritical >
hyp·o·crite
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-kr
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)
KEY
NOUN:
A person given to hypocrisy.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English
ipocrite
, from Old French, from Late Latin
hypocrita
, from Greek
hupocrit
s
,
actor
, from
hupokr
nesthai
,
to play a part, pretend
; see
hypocrisy
Thesaurus: synonyms for hypocrite
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