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LIP SERVICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
Synonyms:
hypocrisy; lip service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("lip service" is a kind of...):
dissembling; feigning; pretence; pretense (pretending with intention to deceive)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lip service"):
crocodile tears (a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping)
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