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hypocrisy meaning in Nepali

पाखण्ड

/hɪˈpɒkɹəsi/US/hɪˈpɑkɹəsi/

hypocrisy in Nepali: पाखण्ड, पाखंड, कपटीता. 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.

Nepali words for hypocrisy

पाखण्ड, पाखंड, कपटीता

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.

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Questions about hypocrisy in Nepali

What is the meaning of hypocrisy in Nepali?
Hypocrisy in Nepali is पाखण्ड, पाखंड, कपटीता.
hypocrisy को नेपाली अर्थ के हो?
Hypocrisy: पाखण्ड, पाखंड, कपटीता.
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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Nepali 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 Nepali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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