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Claiming principles or standards that one's own behavior contradicts.

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hypocrisy

He recognized the hypocrisy of condemning delays while often arriving late.
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The workshop's chair objected to the coordinator's hypocrisy: he had repeatedly praised transparency while concealing the conflicting promises.
From When Principles Meet Practice.
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