cyn·i·cal /ˈsɪnɪkəl/
(a.)憤世嫉俗的,諷刺的,冷嘲的
Cyn·ic Cyn·ic·al a.
1. Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; currish.
I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received. --Johnson.
2. Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle.
3. Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics; having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or resembling, the doctrines of the cynics.
4. Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by moral principles; believing the worst of human nature and motives; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or self-indulgence; having a sneering disbelief in the selflessness of others; as, a cynical man who scoffs at pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions; as, cynical views of human nature.
Syn: -- misanthropic, misanthropical.
Note: ☞ In prose, cynical is used rather than cynic, in the senses 1 and 4.
Cynic spasm Med., a convulsive contraction of the muscles of one side of the face, producing a sort of grin, suggesting certain movements in the upper lip of a dog.
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cynical
adj : believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a
sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others [syn:
misanthropic, misanthropical]