hypocritical

• يصف شخصًا أو سلوكًا يتظاهر بامتلاك فضائل أو معتقدات أخلاقية أو معايير ليس له بها حقيقة، فيُظهر خلاف ما يُبطن.

Describes a person or behavior that pretends to have virtues, moral beliefs, or standards that they do not actually possess.

1. Pretending to have virtuesB2formal

   Behaving in a way that suggests one has higher moral standards than is actually the case.

   منافق

   • It is hypocritical to preach honesty while lying to your friends.
   • She made a hypocritical statement about environmentalism while driving a gas-guzzling car.
   • His hypocritical behavior was exposed when his private emails were leaked.

   المرادفاتholier-than-thoumoralizingpharisaicpiouspreachysanctimoniousself-righteous

   الأضدادauthenticgenuinehonestsinceretruthful

2. Contradictory actionsB2formal

   Saying one thing but doing another, especially regarding moral or ethical standards.

   منافق

   • The politician's hypocritical stance on tax reform angered many voters.
   • It's hypocritical to criticize others for being late when you are always late yourself.
   • He was accused of being hypocritical for advocating healthy eating while secretly eating junk food.

   المرادفاتdeceitfuldishonestduplicitousfalseinsincerephonypretentioussanctimoniousself-righteoustwo-faced

   الأضدادconsistentgenuinehonestprincipledsinceretruthfulupright