hypocrisy · noun
Sens et exemples
Le fait d’afficher des convictions ou des principes que son propre comportement contredit.
Employees accused the leadership of hypocrisy after managers ignored the restrictions they had imposed on everyone else.
The novel exposes hypocrisy through characters who praise generosity while refusing even modest help to their neighbours.
Her criticism concerned the hypocrisy of the argument, rather than the personal character of the speaker.
He recognised the hypocrisy of demanding complete openness while withholding information that might embarrass his own department.
Formes
- hypocrisy uncountable noun