hypocrisie

English

Noun

hypocrisie (plural hypocrisies)

1. Obsolete form of hypocrisy.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• hypokrisie (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ypokrosie, itself directly from Latin hypocrisis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις (hupókrisis, “acting on the stage, pretense”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦi.poː.kriˈzi/

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• Hyphenation: hy‧po‧cri‧sie
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

hypocrisie f (plural hypocrisieën, diminutive hypocrisietje n)

1. the fake quality hypocrisy (claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess)

Synonyms

• huichelarij
• schijnheiligheid

Related terms

• hypocriet
• hypocrieteling
• hypocrietelijk
• hypocritisch

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French ypocrisye, from Late Latin hypocrisis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις (hupókrisis, “acting on the stage, pretense”).

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.pɔ.kʁi.zi/
• Homophone: hypocrisies

Noun

hypocrisie f (plural hypocrisies)

1. hypocrisy

Related terms

• hypocrite

Further reading

• “hypocrisie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.