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Meanings of cynical in anglès

Believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others.

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Inclined to believe the worst about people.

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Examples for "misanthropic"
Examples for "misanthropic"
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There was an almost misanthropic vein in the autocratic land-owner and iron-master.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
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The series about a misanthropic Hollywood writer debuted last year in mid-August.
Reuters
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Her luncheons were indeed sufficient to cheer the most despondent and misanthropic.
Lady Rosamond's Secret: A Romance of Fredericton
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Dylan Thomas's 2014 centenary saw a predictable gush of adjective-drenched, misanthropic verse.
The Guardian
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Unlike in Nolan's Batman films, Tenet's misanthropic villain happens to be self-made.
The Guardian
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Under such circumstances, he had thrown down his pen in misanthropical despair.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
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I believe his family troubles destroyed his happiness, and made him somewhat misanthropical.
The Living Link: A Novel
3
But this distinguished era is blotted by no one misanthropical vice.
The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 1 (1774-1779): The America...
4
Could I be misanthropical when I saw such fidelity, and dignity, and simplicity?
Prue and I
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The very circumstances which make the shallow misanthropical incline the wise to be benevolent.
The Disowned — Volume 04

Marked by or displaying scornful or disdainful irony or mocking.

Usage of cynical in anglès
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New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray McCully said it was cynical and disappointing.
Radio NZ
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When he discussed the military situation, O'Byrne was both interesting and cynical.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
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Twenty years on he is deeply cynical about the Met's new investigation.
The Guardian
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Yet it is true that we don't always need to be cynical.
The Guardian
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Maybe Deckham was right; maybe he was just too cynical for magic.
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
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It looks cynical, something New Zealanders have made clear they don't like.
Radio NZ
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To turn that into a marketing opportunity is cynical, at very best.
The Guardian
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Young people in particular just scoffed and laughed that cynical Fermanagh laugh.
The Irish Times
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When in fact Butch is probably the least cynical person I know.
The Irish Times
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A cynical person might say, 'Dr Peterson, you got what you wanted.
The Guardian
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Shifting the goalposts late in the day will be seen as cynical.
The Guardian
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Don't be so cynical, love stories do begin…even at a trade fair.
The Irish Times
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They seemed strangely cynical; there was something revolting in his deepening calmness.
Roderick Hudson
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This cynical approach to tar my reputation has to stop, he added.
Reuters
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The wedding procession passed on, and the cynical rabble poured in behind.
The Ragged Edge
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Disembodied senior voices corrupt vulnerable operatives in the pursuit of cynical agenda.
The Irish Times
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