noun
- instances of pretending to have beliefs, opinions, virtues, or standards that one does not actually possess; acts of saying one thing but doing another
Usage: plural of hypocrisy
Examples
- The politician’s hypocrisies were exposed when his private emails were leaked.
- She couldn’t stand the hypocrisies of people who preached environmental protection but drove gas-guzzling cars.
- The company’s hypocrisies became apparent when they promoted diversity while maintaining discriminatory hiring practices.
- His speech about honesty was full of hypocrisies given his recent scandals.
- The teacher pointed out the hypocrisies in the character’s behavior throughout the novel.
- Many voters grew tired of the candidate’s obvious hypocrisies during the campaign.