adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/hɪpəˈkɹɪtɪkəl/
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adj
Meaning 1
Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From hypocritic + -al, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτικός (hupokritikós), from ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “I play a part on stage”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + κρίνω (krínō, “I choose”).
Across languages
Translations
60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
skynheilig
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Albanian:
shtiracak
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Armenian:
երկերեսանի
(erkeresani)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Armenian:
երեսպաշտ
(erespašt)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Belarusian:
крываду́шны
(kryvadúšny)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Bulgarian:
лицемерен
(licemeren)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Bulgarian:
двуличен
(dvuličen)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Catalan:
hipòcrita
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Chinese Cantonese:
偽善 /伪善
(ngai6 sin6)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Chinese Mandarin:
虛偽 /虚伪
(xūwěi)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Chinese Mandarin:
假惺惺
(jiǎxīngxīng)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Chinese Mandarin:
偽善 /伪善
(wěishàn)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Czech:
pokrytecký
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Dutch:
hypocriet
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Dutch:
schijnheilig
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Esperanto:
hipokrita
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Finnish:
tekopyhä
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Finnish:
ulkokultainen
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
French:
hypocrite
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Galician:
hipócrita
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
German:
heuchlerisch
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
German:
gleisnerisch
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Gothic:
𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍄𐍃
(liuts)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Haitian Creole:
ipokrit
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Hebrew:
צבוע
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Hindi:
ढोंगी
(ḍhoṅgī)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Hungarian:
álszent
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Hungarian:
képmutató
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Icelandic:
skinheilagur
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Indonesian:
munafik
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Interlingua:
hypocrita
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Italian:
ipocrita
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Kazakh:
екіжүзді
(ekıjüzdı)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Korean:
위선적
(wiseonjeok)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Korean:
이중적
(ijungjeok)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Māori:
arerorua
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Māori:
ngutukau
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Mauritian Creole:
ipokrit
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Norwegian:
hyklete
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Norwegian:
skinnhellig
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Norwegian:
tilgjort
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Plautdietsch:
heichlich
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Polish:
obłudny
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Portuguese:
hipócrita
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Romanian:
ipocrit
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Russian:
лицеме́рный
(licemérnyj)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Russian:
ха́нжеский
(xánžeskij)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Russian:
двули́чный
(dvulíčnyj)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Scottish Gaelic:
dà-aodannach
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Slovak:
pokrytecký
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Southern Altai:
эки јӱстӱ
(eki ǰüstü)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Spanish:
mocho
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Spanish:
hipócrita
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Swedish:
hycklande
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Swedish:
skenhelig
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Turkish:
ikiyüzlü
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Ukrainian:
лицемі́рний
(lycemírnyj)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Ukrainian:
криводу́шний
(kryvodúšnyj)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Yiddish:
היפּאָקריטיש
(hipokritish)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
Yiddish:
צבֿועקיש
(tsvuyakish)
— characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite
