cynic

🇺🇸 /ˈsɪnɪk/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsɪnɪk/
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noun
R

A person who thinks people only do things to help themselves and not for good reasons.

Don't be such a cynic; not everyone is out to get something from you.

R

A person who doesn't believe that something good will happen or that something is important.

Cynics might say that there's no chance of success, but I believe we can do it.

translation

n. A person who thinks people only do things to help themselves and not for good reasons.; A person who doesn't believe that something good will happen or that something is important.

Word Forms

Plural cynics