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cynicism
  1. (uncountable) a distrustful attitude
  2. (uncountable) an emotion of jaded negativity, or a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of other people. Cynicism can manifest itself by frustration, disillusionment and distrust in regard to organizations, authorities and other aspects of society, often due to previous bad experience. Cynics often view others as motivated solely by disguised self-interest.
  3. (countable) a skeptical, scornful or pessimistic comment or act
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “The level of cynicism which is brought to many anecdotal accounts used in journalism could equally be leveled at official documentation.”
      “This is an odd but very Washingtonian combination of cynicism and credulity.”
      “Already the jaundice of cynicism and the jaded bitterness of innocence lost cast their hue over my narrative.”
cynic
cynicalness
  1. The state or quality of being cynical.
cynicality
  1. The quality of being cynical.
cynick
  1. Obsolete form of cynic.
cynism
  1. cynicism
  2. Examples:
    1. “A legendary band in Pictavia, which values are cynism, nihilism and misanthropy.”
      “Rather than the cynism of Mock the Week, the 30-year-old focused on the good things in life.”
cynicisms
cynisms
  1. plural of cynism
cynicks
  1. plural of cynick
cynics
  1. plural of cynic
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “But is it reasonable, or just an article of faith in the marriage religion, that apostates must all be cynics or manipulators?”
      “From the Greeks, we learned that determination easily trumps the banter of cynics.”
      “In fact, in a speech spanning an entire four sentences, she dedicated half of it to rebuffing the cynics.”
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