hypocritical attitude

collocation in English

meaningsofhypocriticalandattitude

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hypocritical
adjective
uk
/ˌhɪp.əˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/
us
/ˌhɪp.əˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.kəl/
saying that you have particular moral beliefs but behaving in a way that shows these are ...
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attitude
noun
uk
/ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/
us
/ˈæt̬.ə.tuːd/
a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused ...
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(Definition ofhypocriticalandattitudefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Crushem'shypocriticalattitudetowards alcohol is not restricted to the double standards of his own consumption and the imposition of temperance on his workers.
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Let them show some sense of reality, and do not let them stand in thishypocriticalattitude.
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In my view they are today taking up a completelyhypocriticalattitude.
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Of course, it is all going to be underground and it will not be seen, but that is a ratherhypocriticalattitude.
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If ever there was ahypocriticalattitude, it is that.
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Nowhere else has thathypocriticalattitudebeen more plainly manifest than in the areas of defence and disarmament.
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It is ahypocriticalattitude.
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That is an entirelyhypocriticalattitude.
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I regard that as ahypocriticalattitude.
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It is a trulyhypocriticalattitude.
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