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
BNবাংলা
অসম্ভববাদী
osom-bhob-ba-dee
DADansk
cyniker
see-ni-ker
DEDeutsch
Zyniker
tsī-ni-ker
ELΕλληνικά
συκοφάντης
si-ko-fan-tis
ESEspañol
cínico
seen-ee-koh
FISuomi
synikki
seen-ee-kki
FRFrançais
cynique
see-nik
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
ITItaliano
cínico
seen-ee-koh
JA日本語
悲観主義者
hi-kan-shuugi-sha
KMKM
សេចក្តីពិបាក
se-chak-t-i-pe-baak
KO한국어
냉소주의자
naengsoju-ji-ja
MSBahasa Melayu
sarkastik
sar-ka-stik
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့်
kye-pya-n-t
NLNederlands
cynisch
seen-ish
NONorsk
sarkastiker
sar-ka-sti-ker
PTPortuguês
cínico
seen-ee-koh
SVSvenska
cyniker
see-ni-ker
SWKiswahili
uchungu
oo-chun-goo
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகி
san-de-ki
TEతెలుగు
సందేహి
san-de-hi
TLTL
sarkastik
sar-ka-stik
TRTürkçe
sarkastik
sar-ka-stik
UKУкраїнська
цинік
tsini-k
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