Cynical (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; like or characteristic of a cynic.
  2. showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one's actions, especially by actions that exploit the scruples of others.
  3. bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic.
  4. cynic (def. 5).
adjective
  1. distrustful or contemptuous of virtue, esp selflessness in others; believing the worst of others, esp that all acts are selfish
  2. sarcastic; mocking
  3. showing contempt for accepted standards of behaviour, esp of honesty or morality
Cynical (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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