Cynical - English meaning

noun

An inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism.

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Public cynicism about change is understandable

noun

The belief that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere

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He's often been accused of cynicism in his attitude towards politics., such behaviour only bred cyn…

noun

The fact of using someone's feelings or emotions to your own advantage

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It's the cynicism of the people making all the money off us and then hating us that gets me., amid …

adverb

In a distrustful way that expresses a belief that people are motivated purely by self-interest.

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Many cynically dismiss the way of peace as naive and impossible

adverb

In a way that shows you believe that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere

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The assistants greeted her by name and with beaming smiles. "they're obviously on commission," tess…

adverb

In a way that uses someone's feelings or emotions to your own advantage

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He is cynically manipulating public fears in an attempt to achieve his political ends., they were a…

noun

A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honourable or unselfish reasons.

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Some cynics thought that the controversy was all a publicity stunt

noun

A person who believes that other people are interested only in themselves and therefore doubts that they can be good

noun

A person who believes that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere

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I'm too much of a cynic to believe that he'll keep his promise., a cynic might say that the governm…