cynical

cyn·i·cal  (sn-kl)

adj.

1. Believing or showing the belief that people are motivated chiefly by base or selfish concerns; skeptical of the motives of others: a cynical dismissal of the politician's promise to reform the campaign finance system.

2. Selfishly or callously calculating: showed a cynical disregard for the safety of his troops in his efforts to advance his reputation.

3. Negative or pessimistic, as from world-weariness: a cynical view of the average voter's intelligence.

4. Expressing jaded or scornful skepticism or negativity: cynical laughter.

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cyni·cal·ly adv.

cyni·cal·ness n.

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cynical [ˈsɪnɪk^əl]

adj

1. distrustful or contemptuous of virtue, esp selflessness in others; believing the worst of others, esp that all acts are selfish

2. sarcastic; mocking

3. showing contempt for accepted standards of behaviour, esp of honesty or morality the politician betrayed his promises in a cynical way

cynically  adv

cynicalness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

cynical - believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others misanthropic, misanthropical distrustful - having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson

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cynical

adjective

1. sceptical, mocking, ironic, sneering, pessimistic, scoffing, contemptuous, sarcastic, sardonic, scornful, distrustful, derisive, misanthropic He has a very cynical view of the world.
sceptical trusting, green, optimistic, hopeful, unsuspecting, gullible, credulous, trustful, unsceptical

2. unbelieving, sceptical, disillusioned, pessimistic, disbelieving, mistrustful My experiences have made me cynical about relationships.
unbelieving optimistic, hopeful

Translations

cynical [ˈsɪnɪkəl] ADJ → cínico

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cynical [ˈsɪnɪk^əl] adj

[person] → cynique; [view, attitude] → cynique

[attempt, ploy, manipulation] → cynique

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cynical

adj

→ zynisch; he was very cynical about it → er äußerte sich sehr zynisch dazu

Cynical (Philos) → kynisch, zynisch

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cynical [ˈsɪnɪk/əl] adj → cinico/a

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cynical

adj cynical [ˈsinikəl]

inclined to believe the worst, especially about people a cynical attitude. sinies ساخِر، تَهَكُّمـي циничен cynický kynisk zynisch κυνικός cínico küüniline بدبین؛ منفی باف kyyninen cynique צִינִי चिडचिड़ा आदमी ciničan cinikus sinis háðskur, bituryrtur, kÿnískur cinico 冷笑的な 냉소적인 ciniškas cinisks sinis cynisch kynisk cyniczny cínico cinic циничный cynický ciničen ciničan cynisk ที่มองโลกในแง่ร้าย olumsuz, kötümser 憤世嫉俗的 цинічний; безсоромний من‍ہ په‍ٹ، طنز بهرا bất cần đạo lý 愤世嫉俗的

adv cynically

sinies بصورة ساخِرَه цинично cynicky kyniskt zynisch κυνικά cínicamente küüniliselt با بدبینی kyynisesti cyniquement בְּצִינִיוּת चिड़चिड़ेपन से cinično cinikusan secara sinis meinhæðnislega, kaldhæðnislega cinicamente 皮肉に 냉소적으로 ciniškai ciniski secara sinis cynisch kynisk cynicznie cinicamente cu cinism цинично cynicky cinično cinično cyniskt อย่างมองโลกในแง่ร้าย alaycı bir şekilde 憤世嫉俗地 цинічно; безсоромно طنز س‍ے، ب‍ے حيائى س‍ے bất nhẫn 愤世嫉俗地

n cynic

a person who believes the worst about everyone He is a cynic – he thinks no-one is really unselfish. sinikus كلبي ، ساخِر، متهكّـم циник cynik kyniker der Zyniker κυνικός cínico küünik آدم منفی باف؛ آدم بدبین kyynikko cynique צִינִי मानवद्वेषी, दोषदर्शी, चिड़चिड़ा व्यक्ति cinik cinikus orang sinis kaldhæðinn/meinhæðinn/meinyrtur maður; kÿniki cinico 冷笑家 냉소적인 사람 cinikas ciniķis orang yang sinis cynicus kyniker cynik cínico cinic циник cynik cinik cinik cyniker ผู้ที่มองโลกในแง่ร้าย olumsuz, kötümser kimse 憤世嫉俗者 цинік نک چ‍ڑها، ب‍ے حیا، آبرو باخت‍ہ người hoài nghi 愤世嫉俗者

n cynicism [-sizəm]

sinisisme تهكُّم، مذهب الكلبيّه: استِخفاف بِالدُنيا цинизъм cynismus kynisme; kyniskhed der Zynismus κυνισμός cinismo künism بدگمانی؛ بدبینی kyynisyys cynisme צִינִיוּת दोषदृष्टि cinizam cinizmus sinisisme meinhæðni, kaldhæðni; kÿnismi cinismo 冷笑 비꼬는 버릇［말］ cinizmas cinisms kesinisan cynisme kynisme cynizm cinismo cinism цинизм cynizmus cinizem cinizam cynism, människoförakt การมองโลกในแง่ร้าย kötümserlik 犬儒主義，憤世嫉俗 цинізм خشک مزاجى، بدخوئى، ب‍ے حيائى thái độ hoài nghi 犬儒主义，愤世嫉俗