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CYNICISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cynicism mean?
• CYNICISM (noun)
The noun CYNICISM has 1 sense:
1. a cynical feeling of distrust
Familiarity information: CYNICISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cynical feeling of distrust
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("cynicism" is a kind of...):
pessimism (the feeling that things will turn out badly)
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