hypocrite — meaning in English
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English meaning
- backstabber noun Someone who betrays a friend or colleague who trusted them, usually behind their back.
- hypocrite noun Someone whose actions contradict the beliefs or values they claim to hold.
- hypocritical adjective Showing hypocrisy; saying one thing while doing another.
- ingratiating adj Which ingratiates; which attempts to bring oneself into the favour of another, often with flattery or insincerity; smarmy; unctuous; oily.
- sanctimonious adj Acting as though one is morally superior to others, especially in a smug or hypocritical way.
Senses
hypocrite is used for these senses in English:
- backstabber A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.
- hypocrite Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.]
- hypocritical Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite. [from mid-16th c.]
- mealy-mouthed Prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously; not forthright.
- sanctimonious Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.