hypocritical

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Behaving in a way that contradicts the beliefs or standards you claim to have.

   It felt hypocritical of him to criticize smoking while lighting a cigarette.

From hypocritic + -al, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτικός (hupokritikós), from ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “I play a part on stage”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + κρίνω (krínō, “I choose”).

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