How about Personal Behavior I agree with you Enigmatical and I am frustrated by this definition of a word I thought I understood quite well When you say one thing but do another AND justify it as in it isn t merely a mistake or a moment of weakness that to me is hypocrisy But I guess I m wrong Apparently we can never know what someone Actualy believes or feels because they may be Lieing when they state their feelings or beliefs Therefore their statements and their actions are not reliable reflections of their Actual beliefs or feelings and no judgment can be accurately made as to whether they are hypocrites This is making my head spin and hurt alot I really think we need a WORD to define when someone s behavior does not match their stated positions beliefs opinions or whatever Putting it under double standard is not putting a WORD to it For instance say I m playing an online game and I meet someone who Kills me and claims they hate it when people Kill others on that game and their justification for killing me is that they have been killed by others and are now angry and taking it out on random players I am a victim of a victim Is this an example of hypocrisy Or is it an example of double standard If it is a double standard being applied by the one who killed me what words do I use to accuse them of their incongruous behavior You are a Hypocrite apparently does not apply so do I say You are applying a Double Standard Somehow it just doesn t have the same Punch To me Double Standard relates only to how one decides how different groups should be treated based on their behavior If a man commits murder and whether he is found guilty or not depends solely on the color of his skin that is a Double Standard aka Racism The differences between how Women and Men are treated in the work place or by employers is another example A woman can get maternity leave to take care of a new baby but a man can not I detect a Double Standard there as well If I constantly and publicly state that I am against circumcision in all cases and then have my own child circumcised am I a hypocrite If I am totaly against abortion but force my daughter to have an abortion am I a hypocrite Have I actualy stated my real beliefs or was I lieing Was my behavior based on my REAL beliefs and my stated beliefs were lies My head hurts too much to keep going This is all My Humble Opinion and I am probably quite stupid and an idiot