hypocrisie
English
    
    
Dutch
    
    Alternative forms
    
- hypokrisie (superseded)
Etymology
    
From Middle Dutch ypokrosie, itself directly from Latin hypocrisis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις (hupókrisis, “acting on the stage, pretense”).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˌɦi.poː.kriˈzi/
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- Hyphenation: hy‧po‧cri‧sie
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
    
hypocrisie f (plural hypocrisieën, diminutive hypocrisietje n)
- The fake quality hypocrisy (claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess)
Synonyms
    
- huichelarij
- schijnheiligheid
Related terms
    
- hypocriet
- hypocrieteling
- hypocrietelijk
- hypocritisch
French
    
    Etymology
    
Inherited from Middle French ypocrisye, from Late Latin hypocrisis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις (hupókrisis, “acting on the stage, pretense”).
Pronunciation
    
- (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɔ.kʁi.zi/
- Homophone: hypocrisies
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Further reading
    
- “hypocrisie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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