Meaning of CYNICISM
| Pronunciation: | | 'sini`sizum
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| | Definition: | | [n] a cynical feeling of distrust |
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| | See Also: | | pessimism | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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