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Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: The act of pretending to have virtues, beliefs or principles that one does not actually possess.

Sample Sentence: She publicly condemned dishonesty, but her frequent lies revealed her hypocrisy.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 2: The practice of professing beliefs or virtues that one's own behavior does not conform to.

Sample Sentence: The politician's hypocrisy was evident when he advocated for transparency while refusing to release his own financial records.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 3: The inconsistency between someone's actions and their claimed beliefs or virtues.

Sample Sentence: John criticized others for wasting electricity, yet he left his lights on all night, exposing his hypocrisy.

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