CYNICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of cynical in English

(Definition of cynical from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of cynical from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of cynical

cynical
Many became cynical, bluffed their way through, concentrated on family interests, or used their offices for financial gain.
It was cynical, yet certain of its target, deadly in its accuracy.
Therefore, voters became more cynical as the negative information on candidates became widely available as the elections approached.
The seemingly endless multiplication of voices crying for aid tends to blunt the compassion of an increasingly indifferent and cynical public in the developed world.
Neither did personality characteristics such as trait anxiety, cynical distrust, or coping increase the risk.
Moreover, the rebuttal excuses often provided by the blackballed candidates made voters even more cynical about the politicians and the political process in general.
At least, we economists need to look at such claims with a cynical eye.
The exchange involved will indeed be a cynical exercise but it will be, nonetheless, a successful one.
Transforming 'angry young men' into embittered, cynical 'couch-potatoes'.
A number of deponents saw his charitable countenance as a cynical attempt at self-preservation.
This was a colossal failure, where cynical manipulation, massive corruption, and state terror derailed an expensive attempt to impose ' democracy ' from above.
One possible explanation might be that the relatively more affluent households are more cynical about compliance.
But love as fate, as fatality, cynical, innocent, cruel, - and thus true to nature!
The cynical will not take this sales talk too seriously.
The basic weaknesses in the political system which provided the opportunities for her cynical action have yet to be scrutinized.
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Translations of cynical

in Chinese (Traditional)
憤世嫉俗的, 懷疑人之真誠的, 認為人皆自私的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
愤世嫉俗的, 怀疑人之真诚的, 认为人皆自私的…
in Spanish
escéptico, cínico, entrada sin escrúpulos…
in Portuguese
cínico, cético/-ca [masculine-feminine]…
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दूषितदृष्टीकोण, दूषितदृष्टी…
iyiliğe inanmayan, kötümser bakan, olumsuz…
cynique…
皮肉(ひにく)な…
cynisch…
மக்கள் தங்களைப் பற்றி மட்டுமே ஆர்வமாக இருக்கிறார்கள், நேர்மையானவர்கள் அல்ல என்று நம்புகிறார்கள், ஒருவரின் உணர்வுகள் அல்லது உணர்ச்சிகள் உங்கள் சொந்த நன்மைக்காகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகின்றன என்று சொல்வது வழக்கம்…
मानवद्वेषी, दोषदर्शी, स्वार्थी…
નિ:સારવાદી, વક્રદર્શી, સ્વાર્થી…
kynisk…
cynisk…
sinis…
zynisch…
kynisk…
نک چڑھا, خشک مزاج, بدگمان…
цинічний, безсоромний…
циничный…
విరక్తికరమైన, ఒకరి భావాలు లేక భావోద్వేగాలు మీ స్వంత ప్రయోజనం కోసం ఉపయోగించబడుతున్నాయని చెప్పడానికి ఉపయోగిస్తారు…
বিদ্রূপকারী, নিষ্ঠুর…
cynický…
sinis…
ที่มองโลกในแง่ร้าย…
bất cần đạo lý…
cyniczny…
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