hypocrisy

• Существительное, обозначающее практику притязания на моральные стандарты или убеждения, которым собственное поведение не соответствует; притворство.

A noun referring to the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.

uncountable

1. Pretense of virtueB2formal

   The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform.

   Лицемерие

   • The politician's hypocrisy was exposed when he was caught breaking the very laws he supported.
   • She accused her boss of hypocrisy for preaching teamwork while taking all the credit.
   • There is a lot of hypocrisy in the fashion industry regarding sustainability.

   Synonymscantdissimulationdouble-dealingfalsenessinsincerityphonypretensesanctimoniousness

   Antonymscandorgenuinenesshonestyintegritysincerity

2. InsincerityB2formal

   The act of pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not actually possess.

   Лицемерие

   • His apology was full of hypocrisy and empty promises.
   • The hypocrisy of the situation was obvious to everyone in the room.
   • They saw through the hypocrisy of his charitable donations.

   Synonymscantdeceitdissimulationduplicityfalsehoodinsinceritypretensesanctimony

   Antonymsgenuinenesshonestyintegritysinceritytruthfulness