Hypocrite

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɪ.pÉ™.kɹɪt/

Origin

Old French ypocrite (Modern French hypocrite), from hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής (hupokritēs, "actor, hypocrite"), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrinomai, "I answer, act, feign").

Full definition of hypocrite

Noun

1. Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. from early 13th c.