I've been noticing myself becoming more and more cynical lately.� On a scale of 1 - 10, I'd say I'm at about a 7 or 8.� What about you guys?� Are
you cynical, and if so, why?
I have an idea why I think I am more cynical than I'd like to be; more cynical than I started out being.� I'd like to hear what you guys think on the subject first.� Anyone?
Here are some definitions of the word and it's derivatives from Dictionary.com:
cyn·i·cal �
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I have an idea why I think I am more cynical than I'd like to be; more cynical than I started out being.� I'd like to hear what you guys think on the subject first.� Anyone?
Here are some definitions of the word and it's derivatives from Dictionary.com:
| cynical | |
| adjective | |
| believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others� |
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cyn⋅ic
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-noun
| 1. | a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view. |
| 2. | (initial capital letter ) one of a sect of Greek philosophers, 4th century b.c., who
advocated the doctrines that virtue is the only good, that the essence of virtue is self-control, and that surrender to any external influence is beneath
human dignity. |
| 3. | a person who shows or expresses a bitterly or sneeringly cynical attitude. |
| 4. | cynical. |
| 5. | (initial capital letter ) Also, Cynical. of or pertaining to the Cynics or their doctrines. |
| 6. | Medicine/Medical Now Rare. resembling the actions of a snarling dog. |
cyn⋅i⋅cal
[sin-i-kuh
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-adjective
| 1. | like or characteristic of a cynic; distrusting or disparaging the motives of others. |
| 2. | showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one's actions, esp. by actions that exploit the scruples of others. |
| 3. | bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic. |
| 4. | (initial capital letter ) cynic (def.
5). |
