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Cynical
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Meaning
Adj
●
Of or
relating
to the
belief
that human
actions
are
motivated
only or
primarily
by
base
desires
or selfishness.
●
Skeptical of the
integrity
,
sincerity
, or
motives
of others.
●
Bitterly or
jadedly
distrustful
or
contemptuous
; mocking.
●
Showing
contempt
for
accepted
moral
standards
by
one's
actions.
●
In Medicine:
Like the
actions
of a
snarling
dog
, especially
in reference to
facial nerve
paralysis.
●
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
.
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Paranoid
Sceptical
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Dismissive
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Cruel
Bitter
Pretentious
Dishonest
Suspicious
Fearful
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Foolish
Condescending
Aggressive
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Resentful
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Ambivalent
Childish
Vindictive
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Unhappy
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