hypocrisy

Other forms of hypocrisy

plural

hypocrisies·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hypocrisy

What does hypocrisy mean?

hypocrisy means "an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hypocrisy?

hypocrisy has 4 syllables: hy-po-cri-sy. The stress falls on "po". In IPA it is /hɪˈpɑkɹəsi/.

What is another word for hypocrisy?

Close synonyms include lip service. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hypocrisy a common word?

hypocrisy is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.