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cyn·i·cism
 (s  n  -s z   m)
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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.
- 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).
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Cynicism
The beliefs of the ancient Cynics.
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