hypocritical

• Décrit une personne ou un comportement qui feint de posséder des vertus, des convictions morales ou des normes qu'il n'a pas réellement.

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.

   hypocrite (feignant une vertu)

   • 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.

   Synonymesholier-than-thoumoralizingpharisaicpiouspreachysanctimoniousself-righteous

   Antonymesauthenticgenuinehonestsinceretruthful

2. Contradictory actionsB2formal

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

   hypocrite (contradiction entre paroles et actes)

   • 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.

   Synonymesdeceitfuldishonestduplicitousfalseinsincerephonypretentioussanctimoniousself-righteoustwo-faced

   Antonymesconsistentgenuinehonestprincipledsinceretruthfulupright