cynicism

1. 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).

2. 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.

3. The beliefs of the ancient Cynics.

4. The doctrine of the Cynics.

5. attitude or quality.

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cynicism	17	Scrabble

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