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cynicism

noun

1 cynicism

A cynical feeling of distrust.

Roget 911: misanthropy, incivism; egotism etc. (selfishness) 943; moroseness etc. 901.1; cynicism.    misanthrope, misanthropist, egotist, cynic, ... show more

Roget 934: detraction, disparagement, depreciation, vilification, obloquy, scurrility, scandal, defamation, aspersion, traducement, slander, calumny, obtrectation, ... show more

Roget 955: asceticism, puritanism, sabbatarianism; cynicism, austerity; total abstinence; nephalism.    mortification, maceration, sackcloth and ashes, flagellation; penance etc. ... show more

Roget 895: discourtesy; ill breeding; ill manners, bad manners, ungainly manners; insuavity; uncourteousness, etc. adj.; rusticity, inurbanity; illiberality, incivility displacency.    ... show more

Roget 485: unbelief, disbelief, misbelief; discredit, miscreance; infidelity etc. (irreligion) 989; dissent etc. 489; change of opinion ... show more

Roget 487: incredulousness, incredulity; skepticism, pyrrhonism; want of faith etc. (irreligion) 989.    suspiciousness etc. adj.; scrupulosity; suspicion etc. ... show more

Dutch: cynisme
Polish: cynizm, cyniczność


Moby thesaurus: Timonism, antisocial sentiments, antisociality, causticity, defeatism, dismalness, gloominess, gloomy outlook, innuendo, invective, irony, malism, misanthropism, misanthropy, negativism, nihilism, pessimism, retreatism, sarcasm, satire ... show more.

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