cynicism

Senso (Inglese)

1. (uncountable) A distrustful attitude.
2. (uncountable) An emotion of jaded negativity, or a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of other people. Cynicism can manifest itself by frustration, disillusionment and distrust in regard to organizations, authorities and other aspects of society, often due to previous bad experience. Cynics often view others as motivated solely by disguised self-interest.
3. (countable) A scornfully pessimistic comment or act.
4. (uncountable) A school of thought in the philosophy of Ancient Greece.

Concetti

cinismo

spudoratezza

inverecondia

sinonimi

sarcasm

pessimism

misanthropy

nihilism

contempt

cynism

satire

irony

brass neck

suspiciousness

jaundice

Traduzioni

cynisme

Zynismus

cinismo

cinismo

κυνισμός

cinisme

cynisme

kinizm

cinisme

Schamlosigkeit

δυσπιστία

impudeur

railleur

Satire

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈsɪn.ɪˌsɪzəm/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Cynicism, cynic + -ism; compare cynism.