What does cynicism mean?

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What does cynicism mean?

Answer 1

An attitude of scornful or jaded negativity, especially a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of others

Answer 2

It means that you are not in for a very good life - if that's your outlook, that is... We find what we seek, what we expect.

Answer 3

It's a person with an attitude in which the think everything is a ploy, trick or a scam. A bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic attitude.

Answer 4

It means to be skeptical or to always the believe that the worst that could happen will

Answer 5

if you are cynical about something you are very negative about it. similar to a pessimist

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Answer 6

I don't know, maybe sarcasm.

Answer 7

Have you every heard of a DICTIONARY?

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cynical disposition, character, or belief.  

Answer 9

you could always look it up.

But it means something like..

your only looking on the bad side, and not the bright side of things..

I think haha..maybe I need to look it up..

Answer 10

suspicious or having a cynical feeling of distrust..

Answer 11

to be negative

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynicism

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"cynics know the price of everything and the value of nothing"