hypocrisie
English edit
Noun edit
hypocrisie (plural hypocrisies)
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- hypokrisie (superseded)
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch ypokrosie, itself directly from Latin hypocrisis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις (hupókrisis, “acting on the stage, pretense”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hypocrisie f (plural hypocrisieën, diminutive hypocrisietje n)
- The fake quality hypocrisy (claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess)
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French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French ypocrisye, from Late Latin hypocrisis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις (hupókrisis, “acting on the stage, pretense”).
Pronunciation edit
- (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɔ.kʁi.zi/
- Homophone: hypocrisies
Noun edit
hypocrisie f (plural hypocrisies)
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Further reading edit
- “hypocrisie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.