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cynic

cyn·ic [ sínnik ] (plural cyn·ics)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. believer that people are insincere: somebody who believes that human actions are insincere and motivated by self-interest

2. somebody sarcastic: somebody sneering and sarcastic

[Late 16th century. <Cynic]
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