The origin or etymology of the word Hypocrisy comes from the Latin "hypocrisis" and also from the Greek "hipokrisis" and its meaning leads us to the words "act or pretend", in Greek it is a word composed of "hypo and crytes" which means mask and answer respectively. In Greece, hypocrites were theatrical actors who generally used a mask at the beginning of their show to delve deeper into the role and make the moment more fanciful and thus entertain the public, later the term was also used to people who lived pretending to be someone else.
Hypocrisy is nowadays used as a qualifier (derogatory) towards someone else, who is known to be not telling the truth or is not acting sincerely, since hypocrisy is that behavior that is assumed at the moment it is faked or appears In various life circumstances, it may be about a thought, feeling, opinion, or qualities.
It is known that a hypocritical individual is that type of person who does not want his true feelings or thoughts to be known, and in order to achieve this he hides his true intentions and appears to have a different personality, therefore, it is said that hypocritical people are not of legit and much less represent an example to follow.
There is also the person who acts with hypocrisy in certain types of situations that arise, either out of fear, shame or shame.An example would be to say that we are good at performing a task, but in reality it is a lie, we simply said it because we felt sorry tell the truth (that's also being a hypocrite, even with yourself). On the other hand, there are those who want to stand out or stand out from others and say they live in a large house surrounded by a lot of luxury and the reality is totally opposite, hypocrites is also the subject criticizes the actions of others and in the end he does the same, or he simply criticizes out of envy and wants to be the same.
Although on the one hand it is believed that hypocrisy is immoral because it goes against honesty, on the other hand they say that in a certain way it is a tool, in order to maintain a society without conflict because people can fake feelings or thoughts that would affect others.
