English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Hypocrisy Pronunciation
Hypocrisy is pronounced hi-PAH-kruh-see, IPA /hɪˈpɑkrəsi/.
hi-PAH-kruh-see
US /hɪˈpɑkrəsi/ · UK /hɪˈpɒkrəsi/
Syllables: hi · PAH · kruh · see (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: Claiming to hold standards that your own behaviour does not meet.
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Hypocrisy in a Sentence
- He was accused of hypocrisy over the airport expansion.
- There is no hypocrisy in changing your mind.
- The column attacks the hypocrisy of both parties.
Common Mispronunciations of Hypocrisy
Not HY-puh-kri-see
Hypocrite leads with its beat, but this noun moves the beat to PAH and shortens the opening i to the quick i of hit.
Not hi-PAH-kruh-si
The last beat is a long see, the sound of the letter c read on its own.
Tip: Four beats, hi-PAH-kruh-see, and only the second one is loud.
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