Cynical

/ˈsɪnɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

Believing that people are mostly selfish and dishonest, and doubting that they really have good intentions.

Etymology

From Latin 'cynicus', from Greek 'kynikos' meaning 'dog-like', originally referring to a school of philosophers who rejected social rules. Their sharp, biting criticism later gave 'cynical' its negative sense.

Kelly Says

To be cynical is to assume there’s a hidden selfish reason behind every smile. It can protect you from being fooled, but it can also blind you to real kindness.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አሳዛኝ
asazany
ARالعربية
ساخر
sāḫir
BNবাংলা
নিন্দুক
ninduk
CACatalà
cínico
siˈniko
CSČeština
cynický
t͡sɪˈnit͡sɪ
DADansk
cynisk
sʊˈnisk
DEDeutsch
zynisch
ˈtsʏnɪʃ
ELΕλληνικά
κυνικός
kunikós
ESEspañol
cínico
ˈθiniko
FAفارسی
خشمگین
xošmigīn
FISuomi
synkkä
syŋkːæ
FRFrançais
cynique
sinik
GUGU
નિંદક
nindak
HAHA
masu kishin kai
masu kishin kai
HEעברית
ציני
tsini
HIहिन्दी
निंदक
nindak
HUMagyar
cinikus
ˈt͡sɪnikuʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
sinis
sinis
IGIG
onye na-egbu egbu
ɔ́njɛ na-ɛ́ɡbʊ ɛ́ɡbʊ
ITItaliano
cinico
ˈtʃiːniko
JA日本語
皮肉
hiniku
KKKK
синик
sɪˈnik
KMKM
មនុស្សមានចិត្តអាក្រក់
mɔnuh miən citʔaːkraʔ
KO한국어
냉소
naengso
MRMR
निंदक
nindak
MSBahasa Melayu
sinis
sinis
MYမြန်မာ
အမုန်းတရား
a.muṅ ta.ya
NLNederlands
cynisch
ˈsɪnɪsk
NONorsk
cynisk
sʏˈnisk
PAPA
ਨਿੰਦਕ
nindak
PLPolski
cyniczny
t͡sɨˈnit͡ʂnɨ
PTPortuguês
cínico
ˈsĩniku
RORomână
cinic
tʃiˈnik
RUРусский
циничный
t͡sɨˈnit͡ʃnɨj
SVSvenska
cynisk
sʏˈnisk
SWKiswahili
mwenye dhihaka
mwɛnje dɪhaka
TAதமிழ்
பகடி
pakati
TEతెలుగు
వ్యంగ్యం
vyaṅgyaṁ
THไทย
เยาะเย้ยน
jɔ̂ː jɛ̂ːn
TLTL
mapanuri
mapanuri
TRTürkçe
kinik
kinik
UKУкраїнська
цинічний
t͡syˈnit͡ʃnɪj
URاردو
نندا
nindā
VITiếng Việt
lạc quan
lak˧˧ kwɑn˧˧
YOYO
oludije
olúdìjé
ZH中文
愤世嫉俗
fèn shì jì sú
ZUZU
owesaba
oˈwɛsaba

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