cynical
adjective
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Sense 1 adjective
believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
Related & opposite
- misanthropy derivation
- cynic derivation
- misanthrope derivation
- distrustful similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | misanthropy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cynic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | misanthrope |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | distrustful |