Etymology

From Late Latin hypocrisis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόκρισις ‎(hupókrisis, “answer, stage acting, pretense”), from ὑποκρίνομαι ‎(hupokrínomai, “I reply”), from ὑπό ‎(hupó, “under, equivalent of the modern "hypo-" prefix”) + the middle voice of κρίνω ‎(krínō, “I separate, judge, decide”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hi‧po‧cre‧sí‧a