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hypocrisy meaning in Marathi

ढोंगीपणा

/hɪˈpɒkɹəsi/US/hɪˈpɑkɹəsi/

hypocrisy in Marathi: ढोंगीपणा, पाखंड, कपटीपणा. 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.

Marathi words for hypocrisy

ढोंगीपणा, पाखंड, कपटीपणा

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 Marathi

What is the meaning of hypocrisy in Marathi?
Hypocrisy in Marathi is ढोंगीपणा, पाखंड, कपटीपणा.
hypocrisy चा मराठी अर्थ काय आहे?
Hypocrisy: ढोंगीपणा, पाखंड, कपटीपणा.
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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Marathi words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “hypocrisy”. 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 Marathi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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