Cynic

/ˈsɪnɪk/ noun

Definition

A person who believes that people are mostly selfish and that good things rarely happen, so they expect the worst.

Etymology

From ancient Greek 'Kynikos,' derived from 'kyon' (dog), because Cynic philosophers lived simply like dogs and rejected social conventions. The meaning shifted from describing a philosophical school to describing someone with a negative worldview.

Kelly Says

The original Cynics were actually radical philosophers living on the streets—calling someone 'cynical' today would have been a wild compliment to them! Diogenes, the most famous Cynic, lived in a barrel and told Alexander the Great to get out of his sunlight.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንጥን
an-ten
ARالعربية
ساخِر
sa-khi-r
BNবাংলা
অসম্ভববাদী
osom-bhob-ba-dee
CACatalà
cinic
seen-ik
CSČeština
cynik
seen-ik
DADansk
cyniker
see-ni-ker
DEDeutsch
Zyniker
tsī-ni-ker
ELΕλληνικά
συκοφάντης
si-ko-fan-tis
ESEspañol
cínico
seen-ee-koh
FAفارسی
مخالف
mokhalif
FISuomi
synikki
seen-ee-kki
FRFrançais
cynique
see-nik
GUGU
સંશય
san-shay
HAHA
karya
ka-rya
HEעברית
ניצולני
nit-tsoo-lee-ni
HIहिन्दी
निराशावादी
nir-a-sha-va-dee
HUMagyar
pesszimista
pes-zim-ee-sta
IDBahasa Indonesia
sarkastik
sar-ka-stik
IGIG
okwu-nna
ok-woo-nna
ITItaliano
cínico
seen-ee-koh
JA日本語
悲観主義者
hi-kan-shuugi-sha
KKKK
сарказм
sar-kazm
KMKM
សេចក្តីពិបាក
se-chak-t-i-pe-baak
KO한국어
냉소주의자
naengsoju-ji-ja
MRMR
संदेह
san-deh
MSBahasa Melayu
sarkastik
sar-ka-stik
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့်
kye-pya-n-t
NLNederlands
cynisch
seen-ish
NONorsk
sarkastiker
sar-ka-sti-ker
PAPA
ਗੁੰਝਲ
gun-jhal
PLPolski
cynik
seen-ik
PTPortuguês
cínico
seen-ee-koh
RORomână
cinic
seen-ik
RUРусский
циник
tseen-ik
SVSvenska
cyniker
see-ni-ker
SWKiswahili
uchungu
oo-chun-goo
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகி
san-de-ki
TEతెలుగు
సందేహి
san-de-hi
THไทย
คนลบ
kon lop
TLTL
sarkastik
sar-ka-stik
TRTürkçe
sarkastik
sar-ka-stik
UKУкраїнська
цинік
tsini-k
URاردو
نقد
naqad
VITiếng Việt
người bi quan
nguoi bi quan
YOYO
àwọn ìdílé
awon ee-dee-leh
ZH中文
愤世嫉俗者
fèn shì jì sù zhě
ZUZU
ukwazi
ook-wa-zee

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