hypocrisy
noun/hɪˈpɑkrəsi/
Frequency rank: #6,430 most common English word
Meaning
The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs that one's own behavior does not conform to.
Example sentence
It was pure hypocrisy for him to preach honesty while lying to everyone around him.
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