cynicism
[sin-uh-siz-uh m]
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Origin of cynicism
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Contemporary Examples
It creates a cynicism in us that is not the most noble of things to dwell upon.
That is the height of cynicism, combined with an admission of impotence.
But our cultural resistance to sentiment is all inclusive—our cynicism crosses all genders, all ages, all classes.
A Love Letter to ‘The Notebook,’ a Melodrama That Commits to Its SentimentalityTeo Bugbee
June 26, 2014
But Sciortino cut her teeth in that world of excess irony, cynicism, and posturing.
Is This Dildo-Licking, Dominatrix-Loving Vogue Blogger the New Face of Feminism?Lizzie Crocker
May 22, 2014
Despite this cynicism, Hood says he is hopeful about the future.
Historical Examples
The development of living ideals is not in an atmosphere of cynicism.
The Call of the Twentieth CenturyDavid Starr Jordan
From vanity he spoke of himself in the highest terms and from cynicism in the lowest.
Initiation into PhilosophyEmile Faguet
Cynicism swept Lee; he remembered the look Groff had flung at Franklin.
The World BeyondRaymond King Cummings
There is not much satire in the Manx character, and next to no cynicism at all.
The Little Manx Nation - 1891Hall Caine
The more Coast drank the deeper was his cynicism but Peter grew mellow.
The Vagrant DukeGeorge Gibbs
cynicism
- the attitude or beliefs of a cynic
- a cynical action, remark, idea, etc
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Cynicism
- the doctrines of the Cynics
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Word Origin and History for cynicism
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