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Hypocrisy vs Pseudo - What's the difference?

hypocrisy | pseudo |

As nouns the difference between hypocrisy and pseudo

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 pseudo is an intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.

As an adjective pseudo is

other than what is apparent, a sham.

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)

    pseudo

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.
  • A poseur; one who is fake.
  • (travel industry, informal) pseudo-city code
  • (Internet) A pseudonym; a false name used for online anonymity.
  • * 2011 , Divina Frau-Meigs, Media Matters in the Cultural Contradictions of the "Information Society" (page 299)
    • Issues such as verifiability (for age declared), anonymity (in spite of pseudos and avatars) and traceability are at stake

    • Related terms

    * pseud - variant

    References

    * The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Other than what is apparent, a sham.
  • Insincere.
  • Spurious.

    • References

    * The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary

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