hypocrisy

the behaviour of people who say they have certain moral beliefs but do not live or act in accordance with those beliefs

hipocresía, falsedad, doblez

• hypocrisy is unacceptable

Collocations charge somebody with hypocrisy · accuse somebody of hypocrisy

• Politicians are often accused of hypocrisy.

  A menudo se acusa a los políticos de hipocresía.

the act of pretending to be someone or something that you are not, especially in order to deceive people

farsa, impostura, disfrazarse

• act out a role of hypocrisy

Collocations put on an act of hypocrisy · play the hypocrite

• She put on an act of hypocrisy to hide her true feelings.

  Ella puso una farsa de hipocresía para ocultar sus verdaderos sentimientos.