Hypocrisy vs Contradictory - What's the difference?
hypocrisy | contradictory |
The claim or pretense of having]] beliefs, standards, qualities, [[behaviour, behaviours, virtues, motivations, etc. which one does not actually have.
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 their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues.
An instance of either or both of the above.
That contradicts something, such as an argument.
That is itself a contradiction.
That is diametrically opposed to something.
* Addison
Mutually exclusive.
Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.
(logic) Any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.
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As nouns the difference between hypocrisy and contradictory
is that hypocrisy is the claim or pretense of having beliefs, standards, qualities, behaviours, virtues, motivations, etc. which one does not actually have while contradictory is any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.As an adjective contradictory is
that contradicts something, such as an argument.hypocrisy
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Noun
(hypocrisies)Derived terms
* hypocritical * hypocritically * hypocriteSee also
* ("hypocrisy" on Wikipedia)contradictory
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Schemes contradictory to common sense.