cynicism

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But cynicism is not all noir's protagonists offer.

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  1. noun An attitude of scornful or jaded negativity, especially a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of others: the public cynicism aroused by governmental scandals.
  2. noun A scornfully or jadedly negative comment or act: "She arrived at a philosophy of her own, all made up of her private notations and cynicisms” (Henry James).
  3. noun The beliefs of the ancient Cynics.

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  • "Your cynicism is as disgusting as any - thing they do!" —  The Vanishing Tower
  • But cynicism is not all noir's protagonists offer. —  Day into Noir
  • Small guy .... and among his other intolerable traits remain cynicism, selfishness and the inability to feel empathy towards anyone. —  i-claudius Diary Entry
  • Your cynicism is medium. —  yanxious Diary Entry
  • Your cynicism is high. —  shiuto Diary Entry
 

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cynical · diogenes

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  1. from cynic + -ism. Cf. Late Latin cynismus, from Greek κυνισμός, cynicism, from κυνίζειν, be a cynic, from κυνικός, a cynic: see cynic.

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/ (sĭnˈĭ-sĭzˌəm)/
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