Cynicism

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cynicism \Cyn"i*cism\ (s[i^]n"[i^]*s[i^]z'm), n.
     The doctrine of the Cynics; the quality of being cynical; the
     mental state, opinions, or conduct, of a cynic; morose and
     contemptuous views and opinions.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cynicism
       n : a cynical feeling of distrust

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "cynicism":
     Timonism, antisocial sentiments, antisociality, causticity,
     defeatism, dismalness, gloominess, gloomy outlook, innuendo,
     invective, irony, malism, misanthropism, misanthropy, negativism,
     nihilism, pessimism, retreatism, sarcasm, satire, satiric wit,
     uncheerfulness, unsociability