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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhypocritehyp‧o‧crite /ˈhɪpəkrɪt/ noun [countable] PRETENDsomeone who pretends to have certain beliefs or opinions that they do not really have – used to show disapproval
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hypocrite• He was also a hypocrite, a puritan, and a racist.• Jack failed thoroughly as a hypocrite.• Some reporters believe politicians are hypocrites, and that belief creeps into their reports.• They view the minority who are still church members as hypocrites or antiquarian oddities; or misguided worshippers of an illusion.• That means his brother Joseph is required to be a scheming hypocrite.• A few undoubtedly purged themselves on leaving, but most could not be such hypocrites.• Crawl on your belly to the hypocrites!
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