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1. (adj.) cynical
distrusting or disparaging the motives or sincerity of others.
2. cynical
showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality, esp. by actions that exploit the scruples of others.
3. cynical
bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic.
4. cynical
(cap.)
Etymology: (1580–90)
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| Definition of 'cynical' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) cynical, misanthropic, misanthropical
believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
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1. (adjective) cynical
not believing that good things can happen
He's becoming cynical in his old age.
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| Definition of 'cynical' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) cynical
having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish
2. (adj) cynical
pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle
3. (adj) cynical
belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics; having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or resembling, the doctrines of the cynics
4. (adj) cynical
given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by moral principles; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or self-indulgence; as, a cynical man who scoffs at pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions; as, cynical views of human nature
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Sense: inclined to believe the worst, especially about people
a cynical attitude.
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 Afrikaans: sinies |
 Arabic: ساخِر، تَهَكُّمـي |
 Bulgarian: циничен |
 Brazilian: cínico |
 Czech: cynický |
 German: zynisch |
 Danish: kynisk |
 Greek: κυνικός |
 Spanish: cínico |
 Estonian: küüniline |
 Farsi: بدبین؛ منفی باف |
 Finnish: kyyninen |
 French: cynique |
 Hebrew: צִינִי |
 Hindi: चिडचिड़ा आदमी |
 Croatian: ciničan |
 Hungarian: cinikus |
 Indonesian: sinis |
 Icelandic: háðskur, bituryrtur, kÿní |
 Italian: cinico |
 Japanese: 冷笑的な |
 Korean: 냉소적인 |
 Lithuanian: ciniškas |
 Latvian: cinisks |
 Malay: sinis |
 Dutch: cynisch |
 Norwegian: kynisk |
 Polish: cyniczny |
 Persian: بدبین؛ منفی باف |
 Pashto: بدبین، منفی باف |
 Portuguese: cínico |
 Romanian: cinic |
 Russian: циничный |
 Slovak: cynický |
 Slovenian: ciničen |
 Serbian: ciničan |
 Swedish: cynisk |
 Thai: ที่มองโลกในแง่ร้าย |
 Turkish: olumsuz, kötümser |
 Taiwanese: 憤世嫉俗的 |
 Ukrainian: цинічний; безсоромний |
 Urdu: منہ پهٹ، طنز بهرا |
 Vietnamese: bất cần đạo lý |
 Chinese: 愤世嫉俗的 |
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