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Cynical People Describe Act Selfishly View World Customer

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If you describe someone as c______, you mean they believe that people always act selfishly.If you describe someone as cynical, you mean they believe that people always act selfishly.
...his cynical view of the world.
As one former customer said cynically, 'He's probably pocketed the difference!'
word cynical
full-definition
adjective
If you describe someone as cynical, you mean they believe that people always act selfishly.
...his cynical view of the world.
As one former customer said cynically, 'He's probably pocketed the difference!'
If you are cynical about something, you do not believe that it can be successful or that the people involved are honest .
It's hard not to be cynical about reform.
It has also made me more cynical about relationships.
inflections cynically
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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