hypocritical
adjective
hyp·o·crit·i·cal
ˌhi-pə-ˈkri-ti-kəl 
: characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
said that it was hypocritical to demand respect from students without respecting them in return
a hypocritical gesture of modesty and virtue—
Robert Graves
Robert Graves
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: being a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings : being a hypocrite
Examples of hypocritical in a Sentence
it's hypocritical to say mean things behind someone's back, and then to act nice when you want something from her
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine won Vladimir Putin a certain admiration in countries of the global South, as well as among MAGA Americans, while Joe Biden’s appeals to democratic values seemed pallid and hypocritical.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
But the weekly shows cut much deeper by undermining trust in the process and repeatedly placing the committee chair in position to look hypocritical from one week to the next.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
Cohen’s message wasn’t well-received by West, who blasted the longtime executive for profiting off of music that promotes violence within the Black community, deeming he and others’ outrage as hypocritical.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Shifting from New York to Texas Lively and Reynolds (whose blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine has been dragged directly into this with a January 7 evidence preservation letter sent to Disney and Marvel over the hypocritical Nicepool character) opened up a likely new legal front in Hays County, Texas.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
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George Packer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
But the weekly shows cut much deeper by undermining trust in the process and repeatedly placing the committee chair in position to look hypocritical from one week to the next.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
Cohen’s message wasn’t well-received by West, who blasted the longtime executive for profiting off of music that promotes violence within the Black community, deeming he and others’ outrage as hypocritical.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Shifting from New York to Texas Lively and Reynolds (whose blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine has been dragged directly into this with a January 7 evidence preservation letter sent to Disney and Marvel over the hypocritical Nicepool character) opened up a likely new legal front in Hays County, Texas.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Hypocritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypocritical. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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