hypocrise

intransitive verb

hyp·​o·​crise

variants or hypocrize

ˈhipəˌkrīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: to act hypocritically

Word History

Etymology

French hypocriser, from Middle French, from Old French ypocrisie hypocrisy

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