hypocritical

hyp·o·crit·i·cal | \ ˌhi-pə-ˈkri-ti-kəl

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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Examples of hypocritical in a Sentence

it's hypocritical to say mean things behind someone's back, and then to act nice when you want something from her

Recent Examples on the Web According to the contemptible and hypocritical Unwritten Rules of Baseball, players who celebrate home runs too demonstratively, such as Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson, are baseball’s bad actors, violators of the sanctity of the game. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Punishment for Astros shows MLB’s sign-stealing days are over — and the Red Sox are next," 13 Jan. 2020 Our leadership has been imperfect and sometimes hypocritical. — Washington Post, "The president didn’t threaten just Iran’s culture sites. He threatened culture.," 6 Jan. 2020 But the Mercedes driver suffered a backlash over those posts, with some claiming his messages were hypocritical considering Formula One's large carbon footprint. — Ben Morse And Amanda Davies, CNN, "Sebastian Vettel: F1 can be at the vanguard of tackling climate change," 2 Nov. 2019 But Alex Mitchell, a Boston University student whose family is rooted in Roxbury, called on councilors to oppose the name change to Nubian, calling it hypocritical. — Milton J. Valencia, BostonGlobe.com, "A new name for Dudley Square? Voters may get to weigh in this fall.," 28 Aug. 2019 And to shine a light on the disingenuous, hypocritical manner in which the NFL does business. — Gary Peterson, chicagotribune.com, "Colin Kaepernick’s work on Nike ad earns Emmy, not NFL quarterback gig," 18 Sep. 2019 And to shine a light on the disingenuous, hypocritical manner in which the NFL does business. — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, "Kaepernick’s work on Nike ad earns Emmy, not NFL quarterback gig," 16 Sep. 2019 Will their intentions prove to be Hippocratic, or hypocritical? — Robert Hackett, Fortune, "Big Tech Is Coming for Your Most Sensitive Data," 13 Nov. 2019 Bevin supporters said Friday that Andy Beshear was being hypocritical by attacking Bevin on the matter. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Kentucky governor faces pushback over use of state aircraft," 20 Sep. 2019

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