CARD 1 OF 6
hypocritical
adjective
Reveal meaning and examples
Acting contrary to professed beliefs while presenting oneself as principled.
It was hypocritical to demand punctuality while arriving late to every meeting.
A club officer continued to profess support for open participation while reserving every desirable workshop place for his friends. Members called the conduct hypocritical because he presented himself as a defender of the principle he was disregarding.