cynicism
/ˈsɪnɪsɪz(ə)m/
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cynicism
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cy - ni - cism -> cynicism
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cynic /'snk/ n (often derog )
၁။ အဆိုးမြင်ဝါဒီ။ သူများ မျက်ချေးပဲမြင်သူ။ ‘What does he want from you in return?’ ‘Don't be such a cynic!’
၂။ အရာရာတိုင်းကို သံသယပွားနေသူ။ သံသယဝါဒီ။ Already one can hear the cynics saying: 'Who cares, anyway?'
❏ cynical /'snkl/ adj (often derog )
၁။ ယင်းသို့သော။ a cynical remark/ attitude/ smile ❍ They've grown rather cynical about democracy (ie no longer believe that it is an honest system).
၂။ အတ္တဆန်သော။ a cynical disregard for the safety of others ❍ footballers who bring down their opponents with deliberate and cynical fouls.
cynically /-kli/ adv
cynicism /'snszǝm/ n [U]
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