cynical

cyn·i·cal

C0839900 (sĭn′ĭ-kəl)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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cyn′i·cal·ly adv.cyn′i·cal·ness n.

cynical

(ˈsɪnɪkəl) adj1. distrustful or contemptuous of virtue, esp selflessness in others; believing the worst of others, esp that all acts are selfish2. sarcastic; mocking3. showing contempt for accepted standards of behaviour, esp of honesty or morality: the politician betrayed his promises in a cynical way. ˈcynically adv ˈcynicalness n

cyn•i•cal

(ˈsɪn ɪ kəl)

adj. 1. distrusting or disparaging the motives or sincerity of others. 2. showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality, esp. by actions that exploit the scruples of others. 3. bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic. 4. (cap.) cynic. [1580–90] cyn′i•cal•ly, adv. cyn′i•cal•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

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cynical - believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of othersmisanthropic, misanthropicaldistrustful - 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

cynical

adjective1. 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, unsceptical2. unbelieving, sceptical, disillusioned, pessimistic, disbelieving, mistrustful My experiences have made me cynical about relationships.
unbelieving optimistic, hopeful

cynical

adjectiveMarked by or displaying contemptuous mockery of the motives or virtues of others:cynic, ironic, ironical, sardonic, wry.

Translations

愤世嫉俗的

cynical

(ˈsinikəl) adjective inclined to believe the worst, especially about people. a cynical attitude. 憤世嫉俗的 愤世嫉俗的ˈcynically adverb 憤世嫉俗地 愤世嫉俗地ˈcynic noun a person who believes the worst about everyone. He is a cynic – he thinks no-one is really unselfish. 憤世嫉俗者 愤世嫉俗者ˈcynicism (-sizəm) noun 憤世嫉俗 犬儒主义，愤世嫉俗