People who go to church but don't believe in god? People who are vegetarians on a moral basis but wear leather jackets? They are engaging in hypocrisy, or behavior that is different from what they say they believe.
Noun
insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have
Noun
an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
n.
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.
Usage Examples
Rude contact with facts chased my visions and dreams quickly away, and in their stead I beheld the horrors, the corruption, the evils and hypocrisy of society, and as I stood among them, a young wife, a great wail of agony went out from my soul.
A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy.
With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.
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Other Usage ExamplesEven modern English people are imperious, superior, ridden by class. All of the hypocrisy and the difficulties that are endemic in being British also make it an incredibly fertile place culturally. A brilliant place to live. Sad but true.
There is so much hypocrisy in sports.
When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy.
I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition.
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