hypocrite
a person who says one thing, and then does something different
TRANSLATION
hypocrite = der Heuchler / die Heuchlerin LEO consummate hypocrite = ausgemachter Heuchler Adj. hypocritical = heuchlerisch; scheinheilig
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"Mr Bush should be practicing what he preaches or he will start to look ever more of a HYPOCRITE to the Iraqis and any other country where he wants to bring so called democracy."
(Andrew Davis - quoted on BBC News - 5th August 2005)
(Andrew Davis - quoted on BBC News - 5th August 2005)
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hyp-o-crite
noun
: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold
Origin: Middle English ipocrite, from Old French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hupocrites, actor, from hupokrinesthai, to play a part, pretend
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms: dissembler, phony, phoney, pretender
Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
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say something like:
"He said one thing, then proceeded to do the exact opposite - what a hypocrite!"
noun
: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold
Origin: Middle English ipocrite, from Old French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hupocrites, actor, from hupokrinesthai, to play a part, pretend
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms: dissembler, phony, phoney, pretender
Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"He said one thing, then proceeded to do the exact opposite - what a hypocrite!"
