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Cynicism

Cynicism Meaning & Definition
Cynicism Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cynicism?

[n] a cynical feeling of distrust

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cynicism:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cynicism: antisocial sentiments | antisociality | causticity | defeatism | dismalness | gloominess | gloomy outlook | innuendo | invective | irony | malism | misanthropism | misanthropy | negativism | nihilism | pessimism | retreatism | sarcasm | satire | satiric wit | Timonism | uncheerfulness | unsociability

See Also | pessimism

Cynicism In Webster's Dictionary

\Cyn"i*cism\ (s[i^]n"[i^]*s[i^]z'm), n. The doctrine of the Cynics; the quality of being cynical; the mental state, opinions, or conduct, of a cynic; morose and contemptuous views and opinions.

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