How to Pronounce "hypocrisies"
word
hɪˈpɑkɹəsi
hi-PAK-ruh-seez
hɪpˈɒkɹəsɪz
hip-OK-ruh-seez
Definition
Behaviors or attitudes where someone pretends to have beliefs, feelings, or standards that they do not actually have; saying one thing but doing another. "Hypocrisies" refers to more than one instance or example of this behavior.
IPA Transcription
American English
hɪˈpɑkɹəsi
British English
hɪpˈɒkɹəsɪz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
hi-PAK-ruh-seez
UK
hip-OK-ruh-seez
Listen in Context
People are tired of the government's hypocrisies.
We see many hypocrisies in daily life.
She couldn't stand the hypocrisies of her coworkers.
His speech was full of hypocrisies that everyone noticed.