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Word | Cynic |
Chinese Meaning | 愤世嫉俗的人, 犬儒, 愤世嫉俗的, 讥诮, 犬儒学派之徒; 愤世嫉俗的人 |
someone who is critical of the motives of others / a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control / a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons. / a person who has negative opinions about other people and about the things people do; especially : a person who believes that people are selfish and are only interested in helping themselves, | |
Usage | ⇒ He is a cynic who criticises everyone ⇒ He's too much of a cynic to see the benefits of marriage. ⇒ some cynics thought that the controversy was all a publicity stunt ⇒ Working in politice has made a cynic |
Synonyms | doubter, pessimist, sceptic, skeptic, agnostic, misanthrope, unbeliever, disbeliever, misanthropist, questioner, detractor, faultfinder, misogynist, heretic, killjoy, prophet of doom, Cassandra, anchoret, anchorite, atheist, |
Antonyms | optimist, idealist, believer, addict, adherent, admirer, advocate, agreeable, ally, apostle, backer, beaming, benefactor, blithe, bright, buff, buoyant, carefree, champion, cheerful, |
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