Adjective: cynical si-ni-kul
- Believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
"We live in a cynical age";
- misanthropic, misanthropical
- Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
"cynical laughter";
- derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting, derisory
- Showing contempt for accepted moral standards, esp. by following self-interest
"His cynical remarks about charity work shocked his colleagues"
See also: disrespectful, distrustful
Encyclopedia: Cynical