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Noun: hypocrisy  hi'pók-ru-see
  1. An expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
    - lip service
     
  2. Insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have

Derived forms: hypocrisies

See also: hypocritical

Type of: dissembling, falseness, feigning, hollowness, insincerity, pretence [Brit, Cdn], pretense [N. Amer]

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