hypocrisie
English
Noun
hypocrisie (plural hypocrisies)
- Obsolete form of hypocrisy.
Dutch
Alternative forms
- hypokrisie (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ypokrosie, itself directly from Latin hypocrisis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις (hupókrisis, “acting on the stage, pretense”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɦi.poː.kriˈzi/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: hy‧po‧cri‧sie
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
hypocrisie f (plural hypocrisieën, diminutive hypocrisietje n)
- The fake quality hypocrisy (claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess)
Synonyms
- huichelarij
- schijnheiligheid
Related terms
- hypocriet
- hypocrieteling
- hypocrietelijk
- hypocritisch
French
Etymology
From Middle French ypocrisye, from Late Latin hypocrisis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις (hupókrisis, “acting on the stage, pretense”).
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɔ.kʁi.zi/
- Homophone: hypocrisies
Noun
hypocrisie f (plural hypocrisies)
- hypocrisy
Related terms
- hypocrite
Further reading
- “hypocrisie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.