İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. i. ikiyüzlülük. ikiyüzlülük. ikiyüzlülük. ikiyüzlülük. i. ikiyüzlülük. ikiyüzlülük. iki yüzlülük, riyakârlık.
2. mürailik, ikiyüzlülük, riyakârlık, ikiyüzlülük, riya.
3. ikiyüzlülük.
4. ikiyüzlülük. riyakârlık. riya.

Etymology : Middle English ypocrisie, from Old French, from Late Latin hypocrisis, 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
Pronunciation : hi-'pä-kr&-sE also
Function : noun
Date : 13th century

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1. insincerity, duplicity, falseness, state of being two-faced. hypocrisy\hy*poc"ri*sy\ (h&ibreve;*p&obreve;k"r&ibreve;*s&ybreve;), n.; pl. hypocrisies (-s&ibreve;z). [oe. hypocrisie, ypocrisie, of. hypocrisie, ypocrisie, f. hypocrisie, l. hypocrisis, fr. gr. "ypo`krisis the playing a part on the stage, simulation, outward show, fr. "ypokr`nesqai to answer on the stage, to play a part; "ypo` under + kri`nein to decide; in the middle voice, to dispute, contend. see: hypo-, and critic.] the act or practice of a hypocrite; a feigning to be what one is not, or to feel what one does not feel; a dissimulation, or a concealment of one's real character, disposition, or motives; especially, the assuming of false appearance of virtue or religion; a simulation of goodness. hypocrisy is the necessary burden of villainy. --rambler. hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue. --la rochefoucauld (trans. ).
2. The act or practice of a hypocrite; a feigning to be what one is not, or to feel what one does not feel; a dissimulation, or a concealment of one's real character, disposition, or motives; especially, the assuming of false appearance of virtue or religion; a simulation of goodness. insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction.
3. disapproval If you accuse someone of hypocrisy, you mean that they pretend to have qualities, beliefs, or feelings that they do not really have. He accused newspapers of hypocrisy in their treatment of the story ¡Ù sincerity. when someone pretends to have certain beliefs or opinions that they do not really have - used to show disapproval   sincerity (ypocrisie, from hypokrisis ).