hypocrisy

hypocrisie

Faire semblant d’être bon ou d’avoir des convictions que ses sentiments et ses actes ne reflètent pas.

En anglais simple : Pretending to be good or to have beliefs that your real feelings and actions do not support.

• I cannot stand his hypocrisy.
• Her actions exposed the hypocrisy behind her speeches.
• They accused the leaders of religious hypocrisy.

Synonymes : insincerity

Contraires : sincerity

Expressions courantes : political hypocrisy, religious hypocrisy, expose hypocrisy, blatant hypocrisy

hypocrisie, deux poids deux mesures

Faire soi-même ce que l’on reproche aux autres.

En anglais simple : Doing something yourself while criticizing other people for doing the same thing.

• He condemns cheating but cheats himself; that is hypocrisy.
• Her hypocrisy annoyed everyone who had followed her rules.
• They accused him of hypocrisy for demanding sacrifices while enjoying special privileges.

Synonymes : double standards

Expressions courantes : sheer hypocrisy, criticize the hypocrisy, hypocrisy of someone

hypocrisie

Acte ou parole précis montrant qu’une personne fait semblant d’avoir des convictions ou des principes qu’elle n’a pas.

En anglais simple : One particular act or statement that shows someone is pretending to have beliefs or standards they lack.

• This was another small hypocrisy.
• The novel exposes the daily hypocrisies of family life.
• She admitted to a few hypocrisies of her own.

Expressions courantes : small hypocrisy, daily hypocrisy, hypocrisy of someone