CYNICAL - Meaning and Pronunciation
How to pronounce cynical?
This video provides examples of American English pronunciations of cynical by male and female speakers.
In addition, it explains the meaning of cynical through a dictionary definition and several visual examples.
IPA Transcription of cynical is /sˈɪnɪkəl/.
Definition of cynical according to Wiktionary:
cynical is an adjective
As an adjective cynical can mean:
1. Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
2. Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.
3. Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.
4. Showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.
5. Like the actions of a snarling dog, especially in reference to facial nerve paralysis.
6. Of or relating to the Cynics, a sect of Ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.
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