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hypocrisy meaning in Malayalam

ഹിപ്പോക്രസി hippōkrasi

/hɪˈpɒkɹəsi/US/hɪˈpɑkɹəsi/

hypocrisy in Malayalam: ഹിപ്പോക്രസി (hippōkrasi). In English, hypocrisy means the contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character or inclinations, especially with respect to religious and moral beliefs; hence in general sense, dissimulation, pretence, sham.

Malayalam words for hypocrisy

hypocrisy
ഹിപ്പോക്രസി hippōkrasi

English meaning of hypocrisy

  1. noun The contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character or inclinations, especially with respect to religious and moral beliefs; hence in general sense, dissimulation, pretence, sham.
  2. noun The claim or pretense of having beliefs, standards, qualities, behaviours, virtues, motivations, etc. which one does not really have.
  3. noun The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues.
  4. noun An instance of hypocrisy.

Full definition of hypocrisy

hypocrisy in a sentence

  • He condemned the hypocrisy of politicians who broke their own laws.

Synonyms of hypocrisy

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Questions about hypocrisy in Malayalam

What is the meaning of hypocrisy in Malayalam?
Hypocrisy in Malayalam is ഹിപ്പോക്രസി (hippōkrasi).
hypocrisy എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Hypocrisy: ഹിപ്പോക്രസി (hippōkrasi).
What does hypocrisy mean in English?
Hypocrisy means the contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, while concealing real character or inclinations, especially with respect to religious and moral beliefs; hence in general sense, dissimulation, pretence, sham.

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Malayalam words from Wiktionary's Malayalam entries whose English meaning is “hypocrisy”: ഹിപ്പോക്രസി. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hypocrisy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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