HYPOCRISY


Meaning of HYPOCRISY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hɪˈpɔkrəsɪ ]

n. (pl. -ies) 1 the assumption or postulation of moral standards to which one's own behaviour does not conform; dissimulation, pretence. 2 an instance of this. [ME f. OF ypocrisie f. eccl.L hypocrisis f. Gk hupokrisis acting of a part, pretence (as HYPO-, krino decide, judge)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.