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What does cynicism mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) a distrustful attitude
  2. (uncountable) an emotion of jaded negativity, or a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of other people. Cynicism can manifest itself by frustration, disillusionment and distrust in regard to organizations, authorities and other aspects of society, often due to previous bad experience. Cynics often view others as motivated solely by disguised self-interest.
  3. (countable) a skeptical, scornful or pessimistic comment or act
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This is an odd but very Washingtonian combination of cynicism and credulity.
When differing versions of that line come into conflict, the result can be rancour, frustration, and political cynicism.
Interesting, cos they are not portrayed as a tight, likeable team, but a nest of corruption and depraved power-to-commerce cynicism.
There's the lack of trust, the lack of confidence, the jadedness and cynicism so apparent in most of us today.
Already the jaundice of cynicism and the jaded bitterness of innocence lost cast their hue over my narrative.
Now, both professions are probably regarded with equal amounts of cynicism and wariness.

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