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hypocritical

/ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkl/adjective

उच्चारण हिपक्रिटिकल

पाखंडी, दोगला, ढोंगी

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adjective
  1. 1

    disapproving

    behaving in a way that suggests you have higher moral standards or more admirable beliefs than is true

    पाखंडी, दोगला, ढोंगी

    • It is hypocritical to lecture others about honesty and then cheat in your own exams.
    • a hypocritical politician who preaches simplicity but lives in luxury

    Synonyms two-faced insincere sanctimonious double-dealing pharisaical

    Opposite sincere genuine honest

◇Word family
hypocrite nounhypocrisy nounhypocritically adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

h·y·p·o·c·r·i·t·i·c·a·l

With y after h and i after r (not 'hippocritical' or 'hypocretical').

लिखिए, h के बाद y और r के बाद i ('hippocritical' या 'hypocretical' गलत है)।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

A person who pretends to have beliefs or virtues that he or she does not really have is a hypocrite.

ऐसा व्यक्ति जो उन विश्वासों या गुणों का दिखावा करे जो उसमें वास्तव में नहीं हैं, hypocrite कहलाता है।