Definition of hypocritical
: characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
said that it was hypocritical to demand respect from students without respecting them in return a hypocritical gesture of modesty and virtue— Robert Graves
also
: being a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings : being a hypocrite
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The first known use of hypocritical was in 1553
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