1 a person who believes that people only do things to help themselves, rather than for good or sincere reasons:
Don't be such a cynic!
2 a person who does not believe that sth good will happen or that sth is important:
Cynics will say that there is not the slightest chance of success.
cynicism noun [U]:
In a world full of cynicism she was the one person I felt I could trust.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is cynic a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, cynic is tagged as noun.
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