hypocrisie

hypocrisie (plural hypocrisies)

1. Obsolete form of hypocrisy.

• hypokrisie (superseded)

From Middle Dutch ypokrosie, itself directly from Latin hypocrisis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις (hupókrisis, “acting on the stage, pretense”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦi.poː.kriˈzi/

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• Hyphenation: hy‧po‧cri‧sie
• Rhymes: -i

hypocrisie f (plural hypocrisieën, diminutive hypocrisietje n)

1. The fake quality hypocrisy (claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess)

• huichelarij
• schijnheiligheid

• hypocriet
• hypocrieteling
• hypocrietelijk
• hypocritisch

From Middle French ypocrisye, from medieval church Latin hypocrisis (from Ancient Greek (hypokrisis) "acting on the stage, pretense", from (hypokrinesthai) "play a part, pretend, answer", from hypo- "under" + the middle voice of (krinein) "to sift, decide")

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.pɔ.kʁi.zi/
• Homophone: hypocrisies

hypocrisie f (plural hypocrisies)

1. The fake quality hypocrisy.

• hypocrite m & adjective

• “hypocrisie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).