Vocabulary
Hypocrisy
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.
Urdu meaning
فریب، زبانی جمع خرچ، مکر
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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No curated tour included a stop at the homes just bulldozed, or a conversation with the family that had nowhere to go.Hospitality, it turns out, is also a carefully managed itinerary.But there`s also hypocrisy.
Dawn Editorials —
For guests only
— 2026-04-26
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This is important to avoid any accusation of hypocrisy as Pakistan condemns US and Israeli strikes against Iran, and continues to call for a just peace in Gaza.
Dawn Editorials —
Humanitarian factor
— 2026-03-02
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Of course, we live in an era of hypocrisy, in which the formation of a Board of Peace heralds more conflict in theMiddle East.
Dawn Editorials —
Humanitarian factor
— 2026-03-02
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analysis`.The Gaza conflict has exposed the hypocrisy of many of those who claimed to have stood for fundamental rights.
Dawn Editorials —
Silencing Palestine
— 2026-02-15
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The India-led International Cricket Council subsequently replaced Bangladesh with Scotland, with Pakistan calling it hypocrisy.
Dawn Editorials —
Unfairness in cricket
— 2026-02-03
Synonyms
sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, pietism, piousness, affected piety, affected superiority
Antonyms
honesty, sincerity
Curator example
“his target was the hypocrisy of suburban life”
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