English-Thai Dictionary

cynicism

N ลัทธิ เกลียดชัง สังคม มนุษย์ 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CYNICISM

CYNICISM Cyn "i *cism (sn "-sz'm ), n.

 

Defn: The doctrine of the Cynics; the quality of being cynical; the mental state, opnions, or conduct, of a cynic; morose and contemptuous views and opinions.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cynicism

cyn i cism |ˈsinəˌsizəm ˈsɪnɪsɪzəm | ▶noun 1 an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; skepticism: public cynicism about politics. • an inclination to question whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile; pessimism: cynicism about the future. 2 ( Cynicism ) a school of ancient Greek philosophers, the Cynics.

 

Oxford Dictionary

cynicism

cynicism |ˈsɪnɪsɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism: public cynicism about politics. • an inclination to question whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile; pessimism: cynicism about the future. 2 ( Cynicism ) a school of ancient Greek philosophers, the Cynics.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

cynicism

cynicism noun theirs was a childhood of absent parents and broken promises, so cynicism was hardly a surprise: skepticism, doubt, distrust, mistrust, suspicion, disbelief; pessimism, negativity, world-weariness, disenchantment. ANTONYMS idealism.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

cynicism

cynicism noun scepticism, doubt, distrust, mistrust, doubtfulness, suspicion, disbelief, incredulity, unbelief, scoffing; pessimism, negative thinking, negativity, world-weariness, disillusion, disenchantment; rare dubiety, sardonicism. ANTONYMS optimism.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cynicism

cyn i cism /sɪ́nɪsɪ̀z (ə )m /名詞 1 U (他者の誠意を信じない )懐疑的態度, 不信感 ; (よく評価したがらない )冷笑的な意見, 皮肉 .2 C 皮肉な言葉 .3 〖C- 〗犬儒 （けんじゆ ）哲学, キニク学派の哲学 (→cynic ) 〘古代ギリシャ哲学の1つ; 社会規範を軽蔑し物質的虚飾を排した 〙.