cynicism English

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What does cynicism mean?

cynicism

— noun a cynical feeling of distrust

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cynicism English » English

sarcasm

pessimism

satire

nihilism

misanthropy

cynism

contempt

suspiciousness

jaundice

irony

brass neck

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Sarcasm should not be confused with cynicism.

Your cynicism will destroy you one day.

Movie subtitles

Your cynicism is simply a pose.

Sibyl is the answer to all your cynicism, Harry.

I called his wisdom cynicism, but now I know better.

Then all of your cynicism must be nothing but a pose.

Very Academy of Dramatic Arts. That bitter cynicism is something you've acquired since you left Radcliffe.

That cynicism I acquired the day I discovered I was different from little boys.

A bit of cynicism stemming from wounded idealism is authorized even recommended.

Your professional kindness is the worst cynicism.

What cynicism!

Against his cynicism.

You see, Anna, I can't stand cynicism.

What appalling cynicism.

I've never heard such cynicism!

And I had forgotten how deep your cynicism runs. Yours and that of your entire generation.

That bitter cynicism is something you've acquired since you left Radcliffe.

I've seen crooks, but rarely such cynicism.

Such cynicism!

I cannot proceed in the presence of disbelief and cynicism.

Tsang, we don't need cynicism.

But it's about cynicism, Michel.

No envy, no rage, not even cynicism.

I gave you a peek behind the curtain of science, and you've returned that with cynicism.

What? -I said such cynicism!

Spare me your cynicism.

I had to confront cynicism, corruption.

And how much cynicism! People like it.

After this, how can I believe it possible to destroy meanness cynicism, deceit?

It might be just my natural cynicism, but power sits poorly on those we've grown up with.

You cop out with this phony cynicism.

This ought to fill them with shame. were it not for their cynicism.

And you say that cynicism to say was not so bad you put us to shame.

No, Jeeves, no, no, no. I'm too young to give in to such cynicism. I'm an idealist.

Why don't you just drop your cynicism, paranoia and defeat?

News and current affairs

Another reason for cynicism is that the G-7 didn't move mainly on their own initiative, but rather in response to a growing cry of international civil society for action on behalf of the world's poorest.

We should move beyond cynicism, however, in embracing the new Cologne Initiative, especially to push the G-7 countries to do all that needs to be done to make the Initiative successful.

Prompted by civic passivity, political parties not only came to dominate every aspect of Czech life but engaged in dubious practices that increased cynicism and public passivity.

The Party's abrupt vilification of Bo after lauding him for his leadership in Chongqing has fueled public cynicism over his orchestrated downfall and laid bare the leadership's thin ideological core.

This would seem like the height of cynicism, which of course it is.

Chinese cynicism and spontaneous selfishness, however, is now tempered by what they perceive as growing recognition of their unique status.

Our ordinary standards of decency and righteousness cannot always be applied - but not because cynicism and hypocrisy are all that matter in politics.

Their cynicism - reflected, for example, in the Sykes-Picot Agreement - established a lasting pattern of destructive outside meddling.

With so many crises afflicting our world, there is perhaps cynicism that yet another global conference did little more than promise to continue talking.

This week's events in Northern Ireland contradict such cynicism.

This is the chance of a lifetime to break through the cynicism that has pervaded American politics for decades.

The fact that the refugees' plight was compounded by their use as political pawns for half a century is a measure of the cynicism and immorality of Arab political leadership.

Many people welcomed the new tone, but wondered if it was simply sugarcoated cynicism.

That disjunction explains a lot about the cynicism and disaffection with politics that characterizes much of the world nowadays.

Instead, this time, Americans' sadness was mingled with cynicism and suspicion.

But meritocracy has been eroded by a political culture of sycophancy and cynicism.

The US has not agreed to accept such sanctions for failing to meet emissions targets; but, without penalties, the exercise is largely futile and only encourages cynicism about the effort to combat climate change.

One may criticize the cynicism of the Chinese, but it is China that has contributed more than any other country to the transformation of Africa's self-image.

Yet when it comes to climate change, cynicism is a luxury that we cannot afford.

This left an ideological vacuum, swiftly filled in the 1980's by greed, cynicism, and corruption.

The public had poked a sharp stick into the eye of metropolitan cynicism and know-all journalism.

This belief does not imply South Korean cynicism about nonproliferation.

Europe rose from the rubble of World War II because of the vision of statesmen; now it has been brought to the verge of collapse by the everyday vanities, corruption, and cynicism of bankers and politicians.

Despair not only for the victims of violence, but for the cynicism of those politicians, such as Gujarat's Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who seek to justify lawlessness, violence and even murder of minority members by the majority Hindus.