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Hypocrisy vs Pretending - What's the difference?

hypocrisy | pretending |

As nouns the difference between hypocrisy and pretending

is that hypocrisy is the claim or pretense of having]] beliefs, standards, qualities, [[behaviour|behaviours, virtues, motivations, etc which one does not actually have while pretending is the act of imagining; make-believe.

As a verb pretending is

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hypocrisy

English

Noun

(hypocrisies)
  • 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.

    • Derived terms

    * hypocritical * hypocritically * hypocrite

    See also

    * ("hypocrisy" on Wikipedia)

    pretending

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The act of imagining; make-believe

    • Verb

    (head)