hipocrisia
See also: hipocrisía
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- hypocrisia (obsolete)
- hipocrisía (obsolete)
- hipocresia (obsolete)
- hypocresia (obsolete)
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις (hupókrisis, “answer, stage acting, pretense”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌi.po.kɾiˈzi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌi.po.kɾiˈzi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌi.pɔ.kɾiˈzi.ɐ/
- Hyphenation: hi‧po‧cri‧si‧a
Audio (Brazil) (file)
Noun
hipocrisia f (plural hipocrisias)
- hypocrisy (claim, pretense, or false representation of holding beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not actually possess)
- Synonyms: fingimento, falsidade
- Antonym: sinceridade
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