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1. If you describe someone as cynical, you mean they believe that people always act selfishly. ...his cynical view of the world. ? idealistic ADJ • cynically As one former customer said cynically, ‘He’s probably pocketed the difference!’ ADV: ADV with v 2. If you are cynical about something, you do not believe that it can be successful or that the people involved are honest. It’s hard not to be cynical about reform... ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, usu ADJ about n
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1.
adjective Date: 1542 1. captious, peevish 2. having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: as a. contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives those ~ men who say that democracy cannot be honest and efficient — F. D. Roosevelt b. based on or reflecting a belief that human conduct is motivated primarily by self-interest a ~ ploy to cheat customers • ~ly adverb Synonyms: ~, misanthropic, pessimistic mean deeply distrustful. ~ implies having a sneering disbelief in sincerity or integrity ~ about politicians' motives. misanthropic suggests a rooted distrust and dislike of human beings and their society a solitary and misanthropic artist. pessimistic implies having a gloomy, distrustful view of life pessimistic about the future. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 of or characteristic of a cynic; incredulous of human goodness. 2 (of behaviour etc.) disregarding normal standards. 3 sneering, mocking. Derivatives cynically adv. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ adj unwilling to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something (You're just so cynical, Dave! Don't you believe in anything?) + abou (Since her divorce she's become very cynical about men.) - cynically adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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