'Cynicism' definitions:
Definition of 'cynicism'
(from WordNet)
noun
A cynical feeling of distrust
Definition of 'Cynicism'
From: GCIDE
- Cynicism \Cyn"i*cism\ (s[i^]n"[i^]*s[i^]z'm), n. The doctrine of the Cynics; the quality of being cynical; the mental state, opinions, or conduct, of a cynic; morose and contemptuous views and opinions. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cynicism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antisocial sentiments,
- antisociality,
- causticity,
- defeatism,
- dismalness,
- gloominess,
- gloomy outlook,
- innuendo,
- invective,
- irony,
- malism,
- misanthropism,
- misanthropy,
- negativism,
- nihilism,
- pessimism,
- retreatism,
- sarcasm,
- satire,
- satiric wit,
- Timonism,
- uncheerfulness,
- unsociability