Definition
People who believe that others are motivated purely by self-interest and lack sincere motives, or members of the ancient Greek Cynic philosophical school.
Etymology
From Greek 'kynikos' (dog-like, from 'kyon' meaning dog), named after their founder Diogenes who lived like a dog to demonstrate self-sufficiency. The school got its name because members rejected social conventions.
Kelly Says
It's wild that 'cynic' comes from 'dog'—the Cynic philosophers literally chose to live like dogs, sleeping in barrels and owning nothing, to prove humans don't need society's comforts to be happy.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُلحدون
mu-l-ha-dun
BNবাংলা
নিরুপায়ী
ni-ru-pa-yee
CSČeština
Cynici
sin-i-ci
DEDeutsch
Zyniker
tsay-ni-ker
ELΕλληνικά
Σαρκαστικοί
sar-kas-ti-koi
ESEspañol
Cínicos
sin-ee-kohs
FAفارسی
مخالفان
mo-kha-la-fan
FISuomi
Sarkastikot
sar-ka-sti-kot
FRFrançais
Cyniques
si-nik
GUGU
સરકેશ્ટિક
sar-kesh-tik
HAHA
Mutunawa
mu-tu-na-wa
HEעברית
סאטיריסטים
sa-ti-rist-im
HIहिन्दी
नकारात्मक व्यक्ति
na-ka-ra-atm-ka vi-sha-yee
IDBahasa Indonesia
Sarkastik
sar-ka-stik
IGIG
N'emeghi
neh-meh-ghi
ITItaliano
Cínici
chi-nee-kee
JA日本語
冷笑主義者
kouro-shi-gi-sha
KMKM
អ្នកប្រាប់
an-uk-pra-ap
KO한국어
비관론자
bi-gwan-ron-ja
MRMR
सार्कॅस्टिक
sar-ka-stik
MSBahasa Melayu
Sarkastik
sar-ka-stik
MYမြန်မာ
ကျင့်ကြိုး
kyin-g-kyo
NLNederlands
Cynici
sin-i-kee
NONorsk
Sarkastikere
sar-ka-stik-er-e
PLPolski
Cynicy
sin-i-tsy
PTPortuguês
Cínicos
sin-i-kos
RORomână
Cinişti
chi-nis-tee
RUРусский
Циники
tsik-i-ki
SVSvenska
Cyniker
sin-i-ker
SWKiswahili
Wazimu
wa-zi-mu
TAதமிழ்
சாதிக்காதவர்கள்
sa-athi-ka-atha-var-gal
TEతెలుగు
సారాంశం
sa-a-ran-sham
THไทย
คนเยาะเย้ย
kon ya-o-yai
TLTL
Mga Sarkastiko
mga sar-kas-ti-ko
TRTürkçe
Sarkastikler
sar-ka-stik-ler
UKУкраїнська
Циніки
tsi-ni-ki
URاردو
مُلحدون
mu-l-ha-dun
VITiếng Việt
Người bi quan
ngoo-ee bee-kwan
YOYO
Ọmọ-ẹ̀ṣẹ́
o-mo-eh-sheh
ZH中文
愤世嫉俗者
fèn shì jì sù zhě
ZUZU
Abantu abasha
a-ban-too a-ba-sha