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Definisjon av Cynical

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective
cynical - believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
misanthropic, misanthropical
distrustful 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
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Adjektiv
Cynical - Of or relating to the Cynics, a sect of ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.
Cynical - Concerned only with one's own interests and disregarding accepted standards to achieve them: A cynical fool.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • Cynical
    Marked by or displaying scornful or disdainful irony or mocking.
  • Cynical
    Inclined to believe the worst about people.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: cynical
  • Komparativ: more cynical
  • Superlativ: most cynical

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