hypocrite
/ˈhɪpəkrɪt/
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American sound/ˈhɪpəkrɪt/
hypocrite
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hy - poc - rite -> hypocrite
Myanmar meaning
(n) ကြောင်သူတော်။
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hypocrisy /hÇ'pɒkrǝsi/ n [U, C]
သူတော်ကောင်းဟန် ဆောင်ခြင်း။ လူကောင်းယောင်ဆောင်ခြင်း။ accuse sb of gross hypocrisy ❍ This concern of his for the homeless smacks of hypocrisy.
❏ hypocrite /'hÇpǝkrÇt/ n (derog ) ကြောင်သူတော်။ သီလ ကြောင်။ You're just a bunch of hypocrites!
❏ hypocritical /hÇpǝ'krÇtÇkl/ adj ကြောင်သူတော်။ သီလ ကြောင်။ I never liked my brother and it would be hypocritical of me to pretend otherwise.
❏ hypocritically /-kli/ adv သူတော်ကောင်းဟန်ဆောင်လျက်။
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insincerity, double standards, pretense, duplicity, two-facedness, affectation, bad faith, bigotry, cant, casuistry, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, dishonesty, display, dissembling, dissimulation, double standard, double-dealing, false profession, falseness, falsity, fraud, glibness, imposture, irreverence, lie, lip service, mockery, pharisaicalness, pharisaism, phoniness, pietism, quackery, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, speciousness, unctuousness
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