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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Cynicism

/(sĭn"ĭ*sĭz'm)/ · Cyn·i·cism · IPA /ˈsɪn.ɪˌsɪzəm/
01 n. The doctrine of the Cynics; the quality of being cynical; the mental state, opinions, or conduct, of a cynic; morose and contemptuous views…
  1. 1.
    The doctrine of the Cynics; the quality of being cynical; the mental state, opinions, or conduct, of a cynic; morose and contemptuous views and opinions.