cynicism
noun
cynical disposition, character, or belief.
cynicisms
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pluralof cynicism.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The girls' faces are fresh and untouched by the indulgences and cynicisms of city life.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2014
Gold will be accused of twin cynicisms – of jumping on the Olympics bandwagon and of manipulating its audience's emotions.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2012
And golfers are as prone as the police to develop fatalistic cynicisms about their fellow men.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sly digressions of a slanting bishop, the rapid cynicisms of a threatened queen, the stormy contraditions of the agile castles—these provided dialect in which the finest abstractions could be stated.
From Time Magazine Archive
The result is that, after stringing us up to face a tragic situation, he is tempted to let us down with light-hearted cynicisms.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-14 by Sir Owen Seaman
