변호사 이재욱의 미국법 이야기 (Attorney Lee's commentary about U.S. law)

hy·poc·ri·sy

noun \hi-ˈpä-krə-sē also hī-\

plural hy·poc·ri·sies

Definition of HYPOCRISY

: a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not; especially : the false assumption of an appearance of virtue or religion

: an act or instance of hypocrisy

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Examples of HYPOCRISY

When his private letters were made public, they revealed his hypocrisy.
the hypocrisy of people who say one thing but do another
Teenagers often have a keen awareness of their parents'hypocrisies.

Origin of HYPOCRISY

Middle English ypocrisie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latinhypocrisis, from Greek hypokrisis act of playing a part on the stage, hypocrisy, from hypokrinesthai to answer, act on the stage, from hypo- + krinein to decide — more at certain

First Known Use: 13th century