It is a way to disturb "smug, complacent and hypocritical" people. Secular and religious critics have accused many Christians of being hypocritical. At times, he is also cowardly and hypocritical. As a result, he comes to see himself as duplicitous and hypocritical. He was also disgusted by what he regarded as hypocritical conduct by religious adherents. Marina expresses contempt of his hypocritical insinuations and demands he leave. She is prone to be vain and hypocritical in her actions. She also seems to be something of a conservative (albeit hypocritical) Christian. She is generally portrayed as humorless, bitter, and hypocritical. There was more than naked thirst for power in Fox's seemingly hypocritical Tory assertion. The author depicts an antagonistic relationship between Ernest and his hypocritical and domineering parents. It would be kind of like hypocritical. He witnesses Holy Church undermined by a hypocritical Friar. Accordingly, in jokes Lenin is often depicted as sneaky and hypocritical. Honora consequently has a heated argument with Jasmine, who accuses her of being hypocritical.