hipocresía

See also: hipocresia

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin hypocrisis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις (hupókrisis, “answer, stage acting, pretense”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “I reply”), from ὑπό (hupó, “under, equivalent of the modern "hypo-" prefix”) + the middle voice of κρίνω (krínō, “I separate, judge, decide”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ipokɾeˈsia/
  • Hyphenation: hi‧po‧cre‧sí‧a

Noun

hipocresía f (plural hipocresías)

  1. hypocrisy
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