Hypocrisy
noun
The behavior of people doing things that they tell others not to do, or not doing what they claim they do.
His friends accused him of hypocrisy when he started littering, after scolding them for doing so.
Often appears as...
- accuse someone of hypocrisy
- reek of hypocrisy
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Disapproving
noun
The behavior of people doing things that they tell others not to do, or not doing what they claim they do.
His friends accused him of hypocrisy when he started littering, after scolding them for doing so.
Often appears as...
- accuse someone of hypocrisy
- reek of hypocrisy
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Judgment
Hypocrisy might be viewed more harshly in cultures valuing authenticity and consistency.
In cultures prizing honesty, being labeled a hypocrite can severely damage one's reputation.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Hypocrisy often evokes strong negative reactions from others, seen as deceitful behavior.
She faced outrage from her peers when her hypocrisy was exposed; they felt betrayed.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Usage
In casual speech, 'hypocrite' is sometimes used loosely for any inconsistency, not malicious intent.
When he forgot his reusable bag, his friend jokingly called him a hypocrite.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Judgment
Hypocrisy might be viewed more harshly in cultures valuing authenticity and consistency.
In cultures prizing honesty, being labeled a hypocrite can severely damage one's reputation.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Hypocrisy often evokes strong negative reactions from others, seen as deceitful behavior.
She faced outrage from her peers when her hypocrisy was exposed; they felt betrayed.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Usage
In casual speech, 'hypocrite' is sometimes used loosely for any inconsistency, not malicious intent.
When he forgot his reusable bag, his friend jokingly called him a hypocrite.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Judgment
Hypocrisy might be viewed more harshly in cultures valuing authenticity and consistency.
In cultures prizing honesty, being labeled a hypocrite can severely damage one's reputation.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Hypocrisy often evokes strong negative reactions from others, seen as deceitful behavior.
She faced outrage from her peers when her hypocrisy was exposed; they felt betrayed.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Usage
In casual speech, 'hypocrite' is sometimes used loosely for any inconsistency, not malicious intent.
When he forgot his reusable bag, his friend jokingly called him a hypocrite.
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Praising slowness - Carl...
act of hypocrisy I'll just give you a very quick overview of what some this what's going on inside the slow movement if you think of food many of you will have heard of the slow food movement started in Italy but has spread across the world and now has a hundred thousand
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The wicked wit of Jane...
They trade pragmatic advice, friendly jokes and not-so-friendly barbs about their arrogant peers. As they grapple with the endless rules of their society, Austen’s characters can usually find humor in all the hypocrisy, propriety, and small talk.
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A playful exploration of...
You mustn't think that I am wicked. Well, I hope you haven't been leading a double life, pretending to be good and being really wicked all the time. That would be hypocrisy. Well, of course, I have been rather reckless. I am glad to hear it.
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What we can do about the...
But the more people started to praise me for being a liberal who could get along with conservatives, and the more I wrote articles about being nice and gave talks about being nice, the more I felt this hypocrisy creeping up inside me.
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How (and why) Russia...
You can call out the hypocrisy and failures of Western democracies and explain how your way is better, but that's never really worked for you. What if you could get the people whose support is the very foundation of these democracies
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Are China and the US...
are guilty of a great bunch of hypocrisy. Of course, in international relations, it's not just the sound of one hand clapping. There's another country too, and that's called the U.S. So how does the U.S. respond to all of the above?
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How to Stop Banks from...
Once I wrote a report about a big French bank's hypocrisy on climate. This bank had stopped financing coal mines and claimed it was for climate reasons. But the same bank was actively supporting the building of new coal plants.
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An Olympic Champion's...
By creating the environment that we all live, work, love and raise our families in. Isn't it past time that we call out the hypocrisy and create a new normal? One with real generosity, humanity and truth at the center,
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Atheism 2.0 PIPE Alain de...
of divide and war, that there could be bridging? No, we need to be polite about differences. Politeness is a much-overlooked virtue. It's seen as hypocrisy. But we need to get to a stage when you're an atheist
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Black Women and the...
okay another question um did barry church tyrell or w.e.b du bois or others compare the national women's party's own hypocrisy about voting rights to the hypocrisy of
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Praising slowness - Carl...
act of hypocrisy I'll just give you a very quick overview of what some this what's going on inside the slow movement if you think of food many of you will have heard of the slow food movement started in Italy but has spread across the world and now has a hundred thousand
Video examples
The wicked wit of Jane...
They trade pragmatic advice, friendly jokes and not-so-friendly barbs about their arrogant peers. As they grapple with the endless rules of their society, Austen’s characters can usually find humor in all the hypocrisy, propriety, and small talk.
Video examples
A playful exploration of...
You mustn't think that I am wicked. Well, I hope you haven't been leading a double life, pretending to be good and being really wicked all the time. That would be hypocrisy. Well, of course, I have been rather reckless. I am glad to hear it.
Video examples
What we can do about the...
But the more people started to praise me for being a liberal who could get along with conservatives, and the more I wrote articles about being nice and gave talks about being nice, the more I felt this hypocrisy creeping up inside me.
Video examples
How (and why) Russia...
You can call out the hypocrisy and failures of Western democracies and explain how your way is better, but that's never really worked for you. What if you could get the people whose support is the very foundation of these democracies
Video examples
Are China and the US...
are guilty of a great bunch of hypocrisy. Of course, in international relations, it's not just the sound of one hand clapping. There's another country too, and that's called the U.S. So how does the U.S. respond to all of the above?
Video examples
How to Stop Banks from...
Once I wrote a report about a big French bank's hypocrisy on climate. This bank had stopped financing coal mines and claimed it was for climate reasons. But the same bank was actively supporting the building of new coal plants.
Video examples
An Olympic Champion's...
By creating the environment that we all live, work, love and raise our families in. Isn't it past time that we call out the hypocrisy and create a new normal? One with real generosity, humanity and truth at the center,
Video examples
Atheism 2.0 PIPE Alain de...
of divide and war, that there could be bridging? No, we need to be polite about differences. Politeness is a much-overlooked virtue. It's seen as hypocrisy. But we need to get to a stage when you're an atheist
Video examples
Black Women and the...
okay another question um did barry church tyrell or w.e.b du bois or others compare the national women's party's own hypocrisy about voting rights to the hypocrisy of
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Quote examples
Ruben Diaz Sr.
Any senator who commits himself or herself to something, should be man or woman enough to take a stand... If they give their word to support something that they are ashamed of, then that is a hypocrisy, and could be interpreted as not wanting to be associated with the matter.
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David Price
American Politician
Honest discussions - even and perhaps especially on topics about which we disagree - can help us resist hypocrisy and arrogance. They can also help us live up to the basic ideals, such as liberty and justice for all, on which our country was founded.
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Baron Vaughn
American Comedian
When it comes to politics, comedians read between the lines and see hypocrisies and half-truths. And we report those things to regular people who go, 'I noticed that, too!' or 'You're right, that doesn't make sense!
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Peter Schiff
American Businessman
That's what's really bothering me about Trump is the hypocrisy, because when Trump was a candidate, and he got elected - because, by and large, he told the truth about the phony nature of the recovery.
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Elizabeth Wurtzel
American Writer
Why does the rest of the world put up with the hypocrisy, the need to put a happy face on sorrow, the need to keep on keeping on?... I don't know the answer, I know only that I can't.
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Isaac Wright Jr.
I'm a part of the system now and I am helping people within that system and, so, it would be hypocrisy to be part of a system that I don't believe in.
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Tim Minchin
Australian Comedian
Comedy actually works best when you're living in an OK world, and you are pointing out the hypocrisy in apathy.
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Barry White
American Musician
When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy.
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Frederick William Robertson
English Clergyman
There are three things in the world that deserve no mercy, hypocrisy, fraud, and tyranny.
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RuPaul
American Entertainer
I don't think there is a life in the mundane 9-to-5 hypocrisy. That's not living.
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Ruben Diaz Sr.
Any senator who commits himself or herself to something, should be man or woman enough to take a stand... If they give their word to support something that they are ashamed of, then that is a hypocrisy, and could be interpreted as not wanting to be associated with the matter.
Quote examples
David Price
American Politician
Honest discussions - even and perhaps especially on topics about which we disagree - can help us resist hypocrisy and arrogance. They can also help us live up to the basic ideals, such as liberty and justice for all, on which our country was founded.
Quote examples
Baron Vaughn
American Comedian
When it comes to politics, comedians read between the lines and see hypocrisies and half-truths. And we report those things to regular people who go, 'I noticed that, too!' or 'You're right, that doesn't make sense!
Quote examples
Peter Schiff
American Businessman
That's what's really bothering me about Trump is the hypocrisy, because when Trump was a candidate, and he got elected - because, by and large, he told the truth about the phony nature of the recovery.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Wurtzel
American Writer
Why does the rest of the world put up with the hypocrisy, the need to put a happy face on sorrow, the need to keep on keeping on?... I don't know the answer, I know only that I can't.
Quote examples
Isaac Wright Jr.
I'm a part of the system now and I am helping people within that system and, so, it would be hypocrisy to be part of a system that I don't believe in.
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Tim Minchin
Australian Comedian
Comedy actually works best when you're living in an OK world, and you are pointing out the hypocrisy in apathy.
Quote examples
Barry White
American Musician
When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy.
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Frederick William Robertson
English Clergyman
There are three things in the world that deserve no mercy, hypocrisy, fraud, and tyranny.
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RuPaul
American Entertainer
I don't think there is a life in the mundane 9-to-5 hypocrisy. That's not living.
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