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cynic or cynicism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cynic or Cynicism may refer to: Cynicism (philosophy), a school of ancient Greek philosophy Cynicism (contemporary)...

Cynicism (Ancient Greek: κυνισμός) is a school of thought in ancient Greek philosophy, originating in the Classical period and extending into the Hellenistic...

Cynicism is an attitude characterized by a general distrust of the motives of others and a lack of faith in other human beings, in the belief that humans...

Naïve cynicism is a philosophy of mind, cognitive bias and form of psychological egoism that occurs when people naïvely expect more egocentric bias in...

philosopher during the period of Classical Greece, and one of the founders of Cynicism. Renowned for his ascetic lifestyle and radical critiques of social conventions...

Legal cynicism is a domain of legal socialization defined by a perception that the legal system and law enforcement agents are "illegitimate, unresponsive...

Jonesers tend to remember the Watergate scandal (1972–74) and the cultural cynicism it begat. While in high school, members of Generation Jones had a distinct...

Sardonicism is form of wit or humour with a degree of cynicism or disdainfulness. It is more biting and negative than sarcasm, yet not entirely malicious...

title Kritik der zynischen Vernunft. It discusses philosophical Cynicism and popular cynicism as a societal phenomenon in European history. In the first volume...

self-indulgence, boldness, cowardice, pride, friendship, collusion, joy, cynicism, heroes, mercenaries. Windhorst, Brian (December 7, 2011). "LeBron James:...

sciences) – Critical theory – Culture, philosophy of – Cyberfeminism – Cynicism – Cyrenaics – Czech philosophy Danish philosophy – Daoism – Deconstruction...

Land. The idealistic naivety of major participants is contrasted with the cynicism of others, who are morally corrupted while in charge. The author makes...

5-item Cynicism subscale measures an indifference or a distance attitude towards one's work. It is akin to the Depersonalization subscale. The cynicism measured...

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11, 2021). "Taylor Swift Accepts Global Icon Award at 2021 Brits: Let 'Cynicism or Skepticism Fuel You'". People. Archived from the original on June 13...

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that expand upon and break away from concepts of postmodernist irony and cynicism. Its usage dates back to the mid-1980s; however, it was popularized in...

stand right now" and "offering a hopeful way forward" "without a trace of cynicism". Fran González of Mondosonoro rated the film 7 out of 10 points, writing...

given irrefutable proof of their falsehood, they would take refuge in cynicism; instead of deserting the leaders who had lied to them, they would protest...

works as a successful matchmaker at Adore in New York City. She expresses cynicism about her own romantic prospects while growing frustrated with her clients'...

Ortonesque refers to work characterised by a similarly dark yet farcical cynicism. Orton was born on 1 January 1933 in Leicester, the son of William Arthur...

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The '80s (1990), Robert Christgau wrote, "Once you get past the slipshod cynicism of Motown's catalogue exploitation, you have to admit that this mostly...

Fitzgerald's fiction reflected the contemporary zeitgeist's perfunctory cynicism and aversion to political crusades in the wake of Prohibition. Throughout...

War. Journalist Bill Schneider writes that although American political cynicism did not "start with Watergate... Watergate turned an erosion of public...

Robert McNair Price (born July 7, 1954) is an American New Testament scholar who argues in favor of the Christ myth theory – the claim that a historical...

Max Heiliger was a false identity created during the Nazi era to establish bank accounts for laundering and fencing valuables stolen from those murdered...

with a lover or friend", its lyrics point to defiance against religious cynicism. The song segues into "Easter Parade", which also carries the themes of...

riffs based on often absurd and surreal premises. His act is known for its cynicism and political awareness as well as physical comedy. Sayle is Jewish. He...

4"). Other lyrical themes included nihilism, anti-religious sentiment, cynicism, and explicit-but-tongue-in-cheek depictions of gore and despair. Song...

centers on the theme of idealism and spiritual sincerity, as contrasted with cynicism and artificiality. Much of the play satirizes modernist artistic doctrines...

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"Guillermo Del Toro Says 'Shape Of Water' Is An Antidote For Today's Cynicism". npr.org. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 16...

E. (1996). Classical Cynicism: A Critical Study. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. Navia, Luis E. (1995). The Philosophy of Cynicism An Annotated Bibliography...

Age (NCA James A. Winans-Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial Award); Spiral of Cynicism: The Press and the Public Good, with Joseph Cappella (Doris Graber Book...

The song, written by Waters, is his critique of the rampant greed and cynicism so prevalent in the management of rock groups of that era. The song's music...

government and the protesters but expressed strong senses of disillusion and cynicism. Additionally, by dramatically changing the main characters and the ending—transforming...

come to be known as Cynicism and accused Plato of distorting Socrates' teachings. Zeno of Citium in turn adapted the ethics of Cynicism to articulate Stoicism...

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harsh living and dangerous working conditions, generating hopelessness or cynicism and cruelty among the powerless. These elements are contrasted with the...

to depict Custer in unheroic terms. These two events, combined with the cynicism of an economic depression and historical revisionism, led to a somewhat...

creation of closed societies, leading to xenophobia, racism, prejudice, cynicism and pessimism; women only being emancipated in the workforce; the oppression...

but updating the story to the modern day, and infusing it with humorous cynicism. In this retelling, God and the Devil fight for the soul of Henry Faust...

Maynooth University. He's mainly known for his works on ancient Greece cynicism and Hegel's philosophy. William Desmond, a native of Cork, received most...

booster packs to get more rare cards. Gilles Brougère [fr] described a cynicism among adults that corporations could apparently, "out of thin air", ascribe...

the use of ruined locations in Vienna, the style evokes exhaustion and cynicism at the start of the Cold War. Greene wrote a novella as a treatment for...

thought Kaif was a "revelation" and her "constantly crying eyes, poker-faced cynicism and wholehearted submission to demeaning impulses underscore the fragility...

His Edmund in King Lear was reported to convey a chilling contempt and cynicism. Essiedu voiced Tunde in the BBC Radio 3 drama As Innocent As You Can Get...

After years of police work, officers often can't help be influenced by the cynicism they feel. A mental shortcut becomes almost irresistible. In October 2015...

often say "I want to be a good writer, but it's a bit cringe" and perform cynicism because it can be misread as intelligence. In May 2022, Taylor Swift addressed...

these days". He added it "protects its fragile love story in the midst of cynicism and compromise. The performances are critical for that purpose. Gere plays...

philosophy [is] that which liberates the mind from [both] pleasure and grief". Cynicism, particularly the Cynic Peregrinus Proteus was further influenced by the...

game of manipulation and deception, marked by a blend of hedonism and cynicism. Ovid recognizes the transient nature of passion and the inevitable disappointment...

a film called 'The Breaking Point' ... All of the character, color and cynicism of Mr. Hemingway's lean and hungry tale are wrapped up in this realistic...

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superstition and stereotypy, power and "toughness", destructiveness and cynicism, projectivity, and sex. Scores acquired from the F-scale could be directly...

Diogenes and other Cynics. The supposed story of Metrocles' conversion to Cynicism is reported by Diogenes Laërtius. Metrocles had apparently farted while...

sister and lover. After enduring the horrors of war and descending into cynicism, he ultimately manages to free himself from the sword's grip. John T. Sapienza...

Johnson wrote about this anecdote. Rather than relating it to Diogenes' cynicism, Johnson relates the story to time, relating the taking away of the sunlight...

obtain common agreement. Appeal to fear – generating distress, anxiety, cynicism, or prejudice towards the opponent in an argument. Appeal to flattery –...

a climactic monologue, Barry spirals out of control and confesses his cynicism to his audience, admitting he exploits them and is terrified of what they...

increased mental distance from one's job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one's job; and reduced professional efficacy." Occupational...

attitudes toward the world, like pessimism, absurdism, existentialism, cynicism, and apathy. Although there is some overlap between these concepts, they...

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that separate them from typically heroic characters (such as selfishness, cynicism, ignorance, and bigotry); lack of positive qualities such as "courage,...

original". The review noted "a persistent vein of cynicism which is apt to repel, but the cynicism is not deep-seated. […] [I]t takes the form of a sordid...

Christopher Masterson, is an inventor whose initial optimism has turned into cynicism as he struggles to protect his inventions from being lost in the Cold War...

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inverse of master morality. As such, it is characterized by pessimism and cynicism. Slave morality is created in opposition to what master morality values...

explores resistance, rebellion, and resilience as counters to apathy and cynicism. Hopepunk describes works such as books, movies, and television shows,...

launched a number of reforms. According to Taubman, "unparalleled in his cynicism, he [Beria] did not let ideology stand in his way. Had he prevailed, he...

China who are caught between idealism from China’s socialist past and cynicism in its capitalist present. The term "metatheatre" was coined by Lionel...

SBL Hugh Gerald Arthur Roberts, Dogs' tales: representations of ancient Cynicism in French Renaissance texts, page 85. Rodopi A. Agnes Sneller, Reading...

original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2025. Luther, Marylou. "Cynicism key to fashion today, Ford says". The Plain Dealer (March 14, 1996). "Tom...

Protestant who showcases his commitment to God, while dealing with the cynicism of his abusive and alcoholic father, his lethargic mother, and the devoutly...

and a pupil of Diogenes of Babylon. Apollodorus is famous for describing Cynicism as "the short path to virtue", and he may have been the first Stoic after...

critical account of life south of the River Thames, full of black humour, cynicism, wordplay and puns. The album reached number 29 on the UK Albums Chart...

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Protestant who showcases his commitment to God, while dealing with the cynicism of his abusive and alcoholic father, his lethargic mother, and the devoutly...

up where the previous episode, "You're Getting Old", left off. Stan's cynicism is mistakenly blamed on his recent vaccinations and diagnosed with Asperger...

Ebert rated the film "zero stars" and objected to what he perceived as its cynicism, ironic detachment, and depictions of blasé violence, writing: "Note carefully...

bad on the technical and acting level", it is undermined by a pervasive cynicism--"the assumption that an audience has no moral limits and will laugh at...

Professor of Palaeoclimatology at the University of Leeds 20 October 2005 Cynicism Angie Hobbs, Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Warwick Miriam Griffin...

documentary-like flow), but it’s blanketed with a sodden forlorn Swedish bourgeois cynicism that makes you think Moodysson needs to get out more. In the ’70s, there...

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agenda. As described by Freemasonry Disclosed in 1897: With frightening cynicism, the miserable person we shall not name here [Taxil] declared before an...

the slogan "Turn on the lights, Australia" (drawing on a contemporary cynicism: "Would the last businessman leaving Australia please turn out the lights...

June 8, 2011. In the episode, Stan begins to develop a profound sense of cynicism after celebrating his tenth birthday, where he is literally seeing everything...

April 8, 2018. Weed has stated she identifies strongly with the 'outspoken cynicism' of her character. Co-star Grey Henson and Weed worked together to receive...

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thriller] on his first try, Connelly delivers a powerhouse drama fueled by cynicism and driven by a criminal defense lawyer named Michael Haller ('People call...

presenting Jesus and the earliest Christians within the frame of Greco-Roman Cynicism is controversial. While most scholars have recognised finding Jesus within...

of American photography from Walt Whitman's idealistic notions to the cynicism of the 1970s. Sontag argues that photography fosters a voyeuristic relationship...

are alike and are of equal worth. The best are the worst. There is more cynicism in some, more hypocrisy in others. At bottom, it is always the same methods...

world-wise heroine, and a powerful villain in a battle of idealism versus cynicism. The directors were also inspired by screwball comedy films directed by...

1994). Generation X consisted of teenage mutants designed to reflect the cynicism and complexity of the series' namesake demographic. The book's original...

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Wirtschaftswunder, with what a New York Times review calls a "curdling cynicism". In 2000, Hoss was one of the Shooting Stars at the Berlinale. Her close...

where they malign the employer on social media platforms. Organisational Cynicism: This is defined as a negative attitude involving distrust and de-identification...

differentiable') is the negation of διαφορά diaphora, 'difference'. In Cynicism, adiaphora represents indifference to the vicissitudes of life through...

optimism of San Francisco's counterculture movement and the burgeoning cynicism of the Watergate generation." The album has since remained Neil Young's...

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Ethics 1.4 Antisthenes, a pupil of Socrates, first outlined the themes of Cynicism, stating that the purpose of life is living a life of Virtue which agrees...

black triangle prisoners in the so-called "Aktion Arbeitsscheu Reich". Cynicism (Greek: κυνισμός), in its original form, refers to the beliefs of an ancient...

Verma noted, "Kasturia does well to overcome his character's inherent cynicism with his desire to do good." Archita Kashyap of Firstpost stated, "Kasturia...

hung the saleability of this bit of putrescence than it does with the cynicism of Joseph E. Levine, a man who probably has no trouble sleeping with a...

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effectively blends realism with surrealism to showcase the battle between cynicism and optimism. It presents the need for responsibility in various forms...

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consistent with the genre upon which it draws influence, tech noir harbors more cynicism and emotional vacancy. Cyberpunk tends to focus on the rebellious figures...

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Happy Life of Francis Macomber", especially in terms of the character's "cynicism and womanizing". Bror von Blixen-Finecke was a talented writer; his best-known...

and noted that it was "difficult" to "stop yourself being overcome with cynicism towards this album". Jeff Dorgay of Tone Publications described all of...

calling him "the defective detective" while talking to Stottlemeyer. This cynicism transforms into admiration as their relationship develops. The novel Mr...

their perceived legitimacy of law and legal institutions, and in their cynicism about the law and its underlying norms. Adults' attitudes about the legitimacy...

meaning and appeal: The title alone is delightful, tapping into deep-seated cynicism about post-50-Shades erotica and today's publishing industry. Its unjustifiably...

priests were the same. And I sit and watch politicians with great cynicism, total cynicism. At the end of his act, Allen always signed off with the words...

Megarian school, founded by Euclid of Megara. Two others were long-lasting: Cynicism, founded by Antisthenes, and Cyrenaicism, founded by Aristippus. The Cynics...

Sun-Times called it "very nearly a perfect movie for children" that "lacks the cynicism and smart-mouth attitudes of so much American entertainment for kids and...

to the Russian submarine Kursk (K-141). Many criticized Putin for the cynicism perceived in this answer. Plowed away like a slave on a galley («Пахал...

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for Skeptical Inquiry – Organization focusing on scientific skepticism Cynicism – Ancient school of philosophy Debunker – Person or group discrediting...

January 18, 2017. Maslin, Janet (August 1, 1979). "Film: 'Dallas Forty':Cynicism and Comedy". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December...

and privilege. Typical characteristics are disregard for social values, cynicism, and existential boredom; typical behaviors are gambling, drinking, romantic...

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writings as a subgenre of comedy and satire in which laughter arises from cynicism and skepticism, often relying on topics such as death. Breton coined the...

of compositions and treatments that captures the Who essence, humour, cynicism, nervous drive, violence, and delicacy", and praised every track. Retrospectively...

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set on survival. Paul Vigna of the Wall Street Journal commented on the cynicism of the episode "The Grove", saying, "Of all the sick, demented things that...

of much of the material," he found the album's "production muddled, its cynicism uninteresting, [and] its self-reference self-serving." Tim Lott of the...

passionate idealism clashes with her colleague's (Lee Dong-wook) detached cynicism. Kim then spent ten days in Vancouver, Whistler, and Victoria to film the...

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here is to demonstrate how, in this explosive age of dubious information, cynicism can be quickly trumped by gullibility." Michael Gingold of Fangoria gave...

attack on civilians who gathered for prayer is shocking in its violence and cynicism." The lighting of the Ostankino Tower in Moscow, the tallest free-standing...

that insulted the viewer's intelligence or required they sacrifice their cynicism to accept it. He continued that Phil evolves into a better version of himself...

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moment for their generation. She said she channeled the resulting anger and cynicism into the script. Several people told the duo that various gags went too...

had predicted that the scandal would likely deepen political apathy and cynicism among the general public rather than lead to an LDP loss. Political journalist...

free-spirited, unorthodox way of running the class. Despite the duo's cynicism and irresponsibility, he continues to like them. Dreama (voiced by Tracy...

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all time. Mayur Sanap opined: "From grief and anger, to frustration and cynicism, Riteish expresses a gamut of emotions in a fine performance." He earned...

8/10; the site's consensus states that "Director Billy Wilder's customary cynicism is leavened here by tender humor, romance, and genuine pathos". On Metacritic...

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make it' as absolute and inescapable. It is telling of De Palma's joyful cynicism that this scene, an apotheosis of fakery and eroticism, is probably Body...

portrayal. Her performance was frequently noted for capturing the character's cynicism while emphasizing emotional complexity. Following the third season of Jessica...

Ancient Roman philosophy is philosophy as it was practiced in the Roman Republic and its successor state, the Roman Empire. Roman philosophy includes philosophy...

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said changing the electoral calendar threatened to reinforce the public's cynicism about politicians using any means available to stay in power, and that...

October 2019. Catsoulis, Jeanette (11 July 2008). "August review: A Web of Cynicism". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved...

to each other in three and a half years and the level of mistrust and cynicism has been layered on so thick." In a Politico interview, he called Yellen's...

470–399 BC), whose students Antisthenes, Aristippus, and Plato went on to found Cynicism, Cyrenaicism, and Platonism, respectively. Plato taught Aristotle who created...

Century so far: "Charlie Kaufman's writing has the perfect equipoise of cynicism and sensitivity, and finds a perfect correlative in the director Michel...

on tue) (1986) (with Thierry Wolton [fr]) Stupidity (La Bêtise) (1985) Cynicism and Passion (Cynisme et passion) (1981/1999) The Force of Vertigo (La Force...

scenes were unnecessary, saying they were a reflection of his "anger and cynicism" at the time of writing . Ball and Mendes revised the script twice before...

adapt it. Usually romantics are too optimistic and dreamy to see Austen's cynicism, and satirists are too cynical to believe in romance." Thompson fit Doran's...

applauded the performances of Abir Chatterjee and Jaya Ahsan, the line between cynicism and dogmatism and the luminous cinematography by Satyam Bhattacharya. Debarati...

ed. (2018). Uncovering Stranger Things: Essays on Eighties Nostalgia, Cynicism and Innocence in the Series. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-7186-4. Ward, Jess...

a compliment: it is well-oiled, intricate and works smoothly. But its cynicism is remorseless." Kirkus Reviews called the book Grisham's "best-plotted...

“observational humor to sarcasm,” striving to make his characters relatable without cynicism. Critics frequently compared him to Tony Randall and praised his blend...

dishonesty, all on a scale that strongly suggested lunacy leavened by cynicism." Former Orleans Parish district attorney Harry Connick Sr., Garrison's...

some of the best critical minds of my generation have been destroyed by cynicism. The film... is an exhilarating tribute from one form (cinema) to another...

on the album Endless Summer Vacation by Miley Cyrus (2023) Claude glass Cynicism (contemporary) Pessimism The Rose Tint, 2001 album by David Dallas Rose...

percussionist Sheila E. and produced by both. The song has lyrics which reflect a cynicism for the decadence and materialism of the song's protagonist, referred to...

Coveney said that Leigh had captured something of the anxiety, rootless cynicism, and big-city disaffection of the time. Ben Myers, in a Guardian article...

Pio while performing a lewd act. Miner, Brad (14 June 2023). "Cinematic Cynicism: a Review of 'Padre Pio'". The Catholic Thing. Fitzpatrick, Sean (10 June...

you when you're six-foot in the ground." Another line which adds to the cynicism is "I'll scratch your back and you knife mine." Authors Ken Bielen and...

plan for the Buffalo Outer Harbor. At first this plan was met with some cynicism, in particular because of the feasibility of the project. On December 11...

you're a hopeless romantic. There's only one way for you to go. Hopeless cynicism." In October 2015 the song was included in "Joni Mitchell: 20 essential...

her 2003 book Defending Science – Within Reason: Between Scientism and Cynicism, as a defence of scientific inquiry from the moderate viewpoint. During...

‘[Immersionists] helped to shift cultural protocols away from cold, postmodern cynicism, towards something a whole lot warmer: immersive, mutual world construction...

(1976–1997) career at the CIA, while the last third depicts the growing cynicism brought on by the corruption and obliviousness encountered in Washington...

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as a double act, with Roman's fantasist charm playing off Niko's tough cynicism. The team gave other non-playable characters (NPCs) more definable behaviours...

age, Kids Vs. Aliens keeps the aggressive neon splatter, but loses the cynicism—a choice that, for all the F-bombs and fake blood, makes it a surprisingly...

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greenwashing by some companies that have resulted in increasing consumer cynicism and mistrust. Sometimes companies use CSR to direct public attention away...

itemizing all the squandered talent"; the film conflates "black comedy with cynicism" and "ends, dispiritingly, pretty much where it began." The Daily Beast...

hypothetical notions of civilization. Certainly a sense of disillusionment and cynicism became pronounced. Nihilism grew in popularity. Many people believed that...

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to mind), there is something compelling about its particular brand of cynicism." "Sick of Myself (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 30 March...

Druckmann noted that some members of the team felt reluctant about the game's cynicism, but ultimately he preferred a divisive story than a "mundane" one. The...

his compassionate vision of human potentiality [and a] move away from cynicism and bitterness". Cox and Miles provide strong instrumental backing, where...

tegn på kynisme" [I believe Aphaca's 'Wild Youth' can cure any trace of cynicism]. Soundvenue (in Danish). Retrieved 7 April 2026. "Album Top-40 - Week...

employee, Katrina (Marissa Jaret Winokur), who doles out doses of realism and cynicism. Rounding out the characters is the store's one steady customer, Harold...

This is the era of 'infotainment,' egregious public lies, corrosive cynicism, scientific fundamentalism, the barbaric functionalizing of education,...

Select said it "clambers over its ugly cousin to sum up Blur's amiable cynicism with a mournful trumpet and perhaps the most eloquent lines Damon's yet...

self-presentation, To be an admirer of Thucydides' History, with its deep cynicism about political, rhetorical and ideological hypocrisy, with its all too...

a former Marine, becomes disgusted with Eddie's apparent cowardice and cynicism. The rookie asks to be reassigned to a new training officer but is killed...

her "intuitive, if sublimated, strand of compassion" with her "thorough cynicism", likening it to John Lennon's "dissociative classic" Imagine (1971) "with...

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it "gives the film a comic spark and a glow of warmth. Alfie's casual cynicism and underlying decency slowly break down Tanya's defenses, and the audience's...

pieces, writer-director Dan Mazer serves up nothing more than conspicuous cynicism masquerading as comedy." Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film 3...

wonder of childhood to the confusion of adolescence that often ends in the cynicism and disillusionment of adulthood. In 'The Logical Song', the burning question...

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English. These maxims typically counsel thrift and courtesy, with a dash of cynicism. In the spaces that occurred between noted calendar days, Franklin included...

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identification with this man who is being driven by his own energy, ambition and cynicism ... During the second half of the movie, however, a growing disappointment...

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in from the Cold by John le Carré, which he found centered too much on cynicism, violence, betrayal, and despair and offended his sense that espionage...

conversion story that will resonate with readers who distrust both dogma and cynicism. Conservative commentator Andrew Sullivan praised Murray's refusal to caricature...

pop-oriented material that, while slickly produced, avoided the commercial cynicism and adult contemporary posturing of some of their '80s and '90s forebears...

politics, and that in hospital emergency rooms and police stations a mask of cynicism was worn "like armour to shield whatever vulnerabilities remained". In...

some clichés but it does it from a place of honest humor without false cynicisms or imposed overcomings." Similarly, in his review for Clarín, Juan Tomás...

still wants sexual relations with Rachel, and she still overlooks his cynicism and amoral behaviour. All three meet in Strasbourg when Chantal is 14....

Kingsnorth then describes how he pivoted into a cynicism with mainstream environmentalism, a cynicism centered on what Kingsnorth feels is a "single-minded...

with sound; there's a bit of manic cynicism to it, but there's always something fun that comes with playing with cynicism, wouldn't you say? Vigil, Dom (June...

(August 12, 2016). "Pete's Dragon asks its audience to side with magic over cynicism". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 11, 2016. Glenn Kenny (August...

society is moving, Joseph decides to attempt to turn back the flow of cynicism with a series of well-intentioned gestures and a slogan that he can put...

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woman is willing to talk to the serpent and respond to the creature's cynicism by repeating Yahweh's prohibition from 2:17. The serpent directly disputes...

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point where political idealism and terrorism intersect, it features such cynicism at its core that, even 109 years since it was published, it feels utterly...

deeply even when it's easier to shut down or turn away. At a time when cynicism feels like the default, this song believes that hope and unconditional...

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Blum as Spike as the standout performance of the series, stating that "Cynicism never sounded this suave or self-assured". However, AnimeNation's John...

2015). "Radiohead's The Bends At 20: The Story Of An Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Cynicism Classic". NME. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved...

have lived through many things—was I persecuted with as much miserable cynicism as I was by the Norwegian "Socialist" government. For four months, these...

fact. Wingard credited the film's humor to Barrett's sense of humor and cynicism. Some of the dinner conversations were improvised and based on real-life...

The Politics Of Meaning: Restoring Hope and Possibility in an Age of Cynicism. Addison-Wesley Longman. ISBN 978-0-201-47966-9. Lerner, Michael (2000)...

album in reaction to these hardships. This is evident in the pessimism and cynicism that pervade the record, with many songs, such as "The Piano Has Been Drinking"...

as well as his childish sensitivity, and the sweetness underneath his cynicism", and "Nia Long brings wit and patience to the underwritten role of Marlin's...

Patriot Game by Canadian author Peter Brimelow. The book evokes the same cynicism about nationalism, but in a Canadian context. Tom Clancy's 1987 novel Patriot...

frustration Antinatalism – Value judgment that procreation is unethical Cynicism – Ancient school of philosophy Depressive realism – Hypothesis about depression...

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family; of why there is a shortage of decent affordable housing... of why cynicism and greed became the hallmarks of our society. Raising a glass to the death...

Panama Freighter: "Lonely Planet guide to traveller's romance. Pragmatism. Cynicism. You take U.S. dollar?" The Secret Language of Birds, Pt. II: "Semantic...

Retrieved 21 October 2020. "Intellect and Romance over Brute Force and Cynicism". 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved...

many Oi! bands condemned racism and fascism. These denials were met with cynicism from some quarters[who?] because of the Strength Thru Oi! compilation album...

tints. But it feels like them. It has that nerve-jangling mix of pungent cynicism and thick gobs of pseudo-Expressionist style. It’s not brilliant or original...

story is so short and simple that it feels like a fairy tale with humor, cynicism and longing." Café Flesh won the 1984 AVN Award for Best Art Direction...

website claimed he slacks off due to fear of failure.) Despite all his cynicism and slacking he demonstrates a reasonably high level of intelligence as...

inhabitants of their sincerity. However, their outlook soon turned to cynicism and brutality. A cause in the change of their behaviour was an attack by...

tells it that he doesn't enjoy chess since it was created during a time of cynicism and societal imbalance. Finch believes people should not be assigned "values"...

that I've met on my travels around the globe, who have chosen to overcome cynicism with optimism, hope, tenacity, music, and love – and remind us all what...

Peter Travers called the film "the work of a humanist ready to banish cynicism for compassion", saying that del Toro "drives the action with a heartbeat"...

argues that though "much of the critical realism [of punk rock] expresses cynicism and nihilism, it does serve to question existing relations in such a way...

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the new comedy favored observational monologues, often with elements of cynicism, social criticism and political satire. The kind of sickness I wish Time...

same-sex relationships and drug-taking. His film-making style eschews cynicism or gritty realism, and embraces an acceptance of the life choices made...

continuing use of Lei in government propaganda has become a source of cynicism and even derision amongst segments of the Chinese population. Nevertheless...

2018. VanOrd, Kevin (March 20, 2013). ""We Can Kill The Industry With Cynicism" – Ken Levine". Gamespot. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021...

Wallace's "New Sincerity", a literary approach "emerging in response to the cynicism, detachment, and alienation that many saw as defining the postmodern canon...

Me Love had been intended as a satirical attack on American values – if cynicism had been its target – we might be on to something here. But no. On the...

someone whose name is unknown to him. Ranjan warns Abhik with his usual cynicism about the perils and pains that often comes with love. Behind his sardonic...

tracks 1–3 on the Red EP. Tanner Merritt (O'Brother) sang on "A Curse Of Cynicism". Mike Watts co produced the White and Violet EPs On April 7, 2011, Crescenzo...

their opponents, creating unprecedented scandal and ushering in an era of cynicism that will shape politics for decades to come. Call it a hunch. So, to repeat:...

gone, too. Hugh Grant has grown up, holding on to his lightness and witty cynicism but losing the stuttering sherry-club mannerisms that were once his signature...

condolences to the victims of the attacks, calling it "shocking in cruelty and cynicism". Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed his condolences to the...

higher levels of cynicism and disaffection than previous cohorts of 18–29-year-olds surveyed. However, they also found that cynicism and disaffection...

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July 2015). "Stunning Escape of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán Fuels Mexicans' Cynicism". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved...

well-tuned" and stating that "every ounce of likability, vulnerability, angry cynicism and ineptitude [in his career] seems to be summed up here". Hawke had two...

protector on the jury, and she would not flirt with jurors to curry favor. Her cynicism grew when one of the two pictures she submitted in 1875 was refused by...

concern a juxtaposition between the focal character's blunted, sardonic cynicism and the values/preoccupations of her suburban hometown of Lawndale. In...

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unification. Post-1945 historians, however, see more short-term opportunism and cynicism in Bismarck's manipulation of the circumstances to create a war, rather...

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to realize that the Darkness was created by herself as a result of her cynicism from her mom's illness. The Chimpanzombies break in and take Peanut as...

and ambition in an Italian court, the play typifies the satiric tone and cynicism common in many Jacobean tragedies. The play fell out of favour before the...

Pyrrhonism which taught how to attain inner peace via suspension of judgment; Cynicism (philosophy), which expressed contempt for convention and material possessions;...

three-part series on ancient philosophy including Stoicism, Epicureanism and Cynicism for BBC Radio 4. In 2018, along with comedian and occasional The Bugle...

television sets during the Ford administration, a sunny antidote to the dark cynicism that followed Watergate. He represented simple, traditional values, a conservative...

brothers created heavy-riffing hard rock that conveyed an attitude of bitter cynicism and world-weary disillusionment. I write songs because I get angry, and...

departmental changes. The panel said that the June 10 press conference created "cynicism and distrust" and critiqued SPD for its unsubstantiated claims about extortion...

was a philosophical eclectic, but whose ideology most closely resembled Cynicism. Demonax's main divergence from the Cynics was that he did not disapprove...

stating: "I've always been accused of being a cynic. I think cynicism is sour grapes. I think cynicism is a weakness." Over half of Bukowski's collections have...

New York Times. Chittum, Ryan (September 7, 2010). "Michael Wolff's High Cynicism". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved January 4, 2018. Kilkenny, Katie...

full power and fury of a Shetland storm, is said to have muttered with a cynicism not unknown in those parts "I‘ll give her two weeks". Following a heavy...

saying "no-one expected ... it would be quite so gloriously daft, so cynicism-squashingly charming and, well, so much pinch-yourself fun." Two weeks...

McConaughey spoke about his reason for writing the book as a way of dealing with cynicism, stating: "I noticed myself becoming cynical. In people, leaders, in reality—even...

would keep fighting for an ideal world rather than give in to Black's cynicism. After spending months working for the government on a new Suicide Squad...

based on sex. It's also about the demands of faith, which, in this time of cynicism, may be the most truly controversial aspect of the movie." Many other serious...

suspicious of his motives and methods. Will Sakuragi succeed or will the cynicism of just about everyone else win out? And just how does Sakuragi know so...

farmlands." Arató declared himself shocked by Porsenna's "determination and cynicism." The period saw Porsenna returning to his psychic research, with Les hypostases...

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cinematic experience that is hard to come by in this day and age of smoky cynicism and borrowed rage." Rajeev Masand from CNN-IBN, who gave the film 3 stars...

"her aura of lived-in disappointment" giving The Canyons "an advantageous cynicism about Hollywood and who survives there." In 2022, Interview Magazine listed...

well, with unfeigned assurance, conviction, and the appropriate ratio of cynicism to hope." David Sims of The Atlantic wrote, "It has plenty of breezy fun...

consultants), economist Feisal Khan noted many Islamic bankers expressed "cynicism" over the difference or lack thereof between conventional and Islamic bank...

Retrieved 7 August 2014. Stone, Simon (17 May 2011). "Gary Neville admits cynicism surrounds modern day testimonials". The Independent. Retrieved 7 August...

range of Anglicans, with the exception of freethinkers. There was also a cynicism about the principles of the parties, holding that whigs could be oppressive...

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Measures features of anhedonia – a common feature of depression RC3 cyn Cynicism Measures a negative or overly-critical worldview that is associated with...

runs into Dan, a St. Jude's student from Brooklyn, who often expresses cynicism about his wealthier classmates' lifestyle. Serena also finds a friend in...

Saturday-morning preview screenings – I often objected to the pandering cynicism of "family-friendly" films like The Lorax and Despicable Me. I also marveled...

scattershot installment of a show that's usually revered for its sharp cynicism", and D'Addario calling it "the most majestically wrongheaded" episode...

series The West Wing, in order to combat what he viewed as increasing cynicism in the way politics is viewed and discussed in the UK. In August 2025,...

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not leaving any room for ambiguity in her homosexuality despite facing cynicism in the past, and avoiding fetishization of lesbian relationships for male...

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called the book "a remarkable achievement, the last word in atrocity, cynicism, and horror." The Continental Op is called to Personville (known as "Poisonville"...

grown out of since. By injecting actual, creative humor instead of edgy cynicism or boring references, Contra: Rogue Corps really has a personality of its...

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several sonnets lambasting what he perceived as "the decadent material cynicism of the time". "The World Is Too Much With Us" is one of those works. It...

the worst in men radicalized her. She represented the ultimate form of cynicism about humanity, and sometimes it felt justified... Demona is a great example...

tell you, intentionally or otherwise, you might have just bid farewell to cynicism, to outdated ideas, to that rotten old binary, and opened yourself up to...

Studios uses signatures of bold colours, loping lines, and well-placed cynicism to create paintings and prints that transcend their own boundaries. And...

view of what change might look like, only to succumb to a deep sense of cynicism as the scope of the film becomes unmanageable." IndieWire gave it a C+...

franchise in favor of a cynical reconstruction" and that "a thick layer of cynicism covers all traces of heart. Irony consumes all sincerity. Adi Shankar's...

British classics on police organisational culture: the sense of mission; the cynicism and suspicion; the machismo, sexism and racism; and the secrets and solidarity...

(such as policies or candidates' issue positions) and fosters political cynicism and alienation. More recent versions of horserace coverage that produce...

his debut as a director. Employing a surrealist narrative, it dealt with cynicism about death. The film's music is composed by acclaimed film director G...

hardboiled stories, where crime is a psychologically traumatic dilemma, and cynicism towards the legal system informs a darker style of characterization. However...

educational philosophy and theory, as well as the study of ancient and modern Cynicism. His works have been widely translated. The novel Wretch (2020) was republished...

fitfully provocative, Disclosure ultimately trades narrative depth for glossy cynicism and superficial treatment of its serious themes." Metacritic, which uses...

an average rating of 6.1/10. The website's consensus reads: "Check all cynicism at the door and allow A Man Called Otto to tug at your heartstrings with...

personalities spark both comedic and heartfelt moments. Harry’s world-weary cynicism clashes with Sejal’s headstrong, carefree demeanour. Gradually, Harry starts...

to related biases. Blindspots analysis List of cognitive biases Naïve cynicism Selective exposure theory Pronin, E.; Lin, D. Y.; Ross, L. (2002). "The...

Smethurst, Annika (16 September 2021). "Parachuting pollies into safe seats fuels political cynicism". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 8 October 2021....

to evaluate the individual-level data. Five factors were found: Social cynicism, Social complexity, Reward for application, Religiosity and Fate control...

2010(2010-07-23) (aged 95) Montreal, Quebec Occupation surgeon, writer Subject Quote: "Cynicism saves you a lot of time." - Mes pensées "profondes" (1967)...

regarded, as Al-Neen states, "[the] music of rebellion and the symbol of cynicism. Rai has emerged as an outlet for voicing the frustrations of youths and...

AllMusic, reviewer Johnny Loftus wrote: "Musically, NOFX fuses its political cynicism with criticism of punk rock itself and suggests that the best thing for...

4,000 voters reportedly wrote Landru's name on their ballots. Landru's cynicism and evasiveness were evident in his recorded statements: On his notebook:...

disaffections of a modern young white [man]. Songwriter Pierce adds his own cynicism and wildness for a heady and often compelling combination." Green concludes...

Tymchuk (14 June 2014). "Dmitry Tymchuk's military blog: No end to Kremlin cynicism". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 11 September 2015. "Денис Пушилин ушел в отставку"...

writing also changes; early books have a freshness which becomes replaced by cynicism in later works. A few Saint stories crossed into science fiction and fantasy...

its popularity was due to its "flexibility, its garrulousness, and the cynicism of its success". Soon enough, however, a more in-depth acquaintance with...

God and that with men resided only corruption. He was thus known for his cynicism regarding humanity and a strong respect for the principles of language...

unemployment and ineffective in addressing rising living costs, which bred cynicism and discontent. The weakening of upward mobility has left many young people...

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it therefore controls reality. He is entirely honest about the brutal cynicism of the Party; the Party does not seek power to benefit themselves or their...

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changes, the cooperation problem was never truly solved. There was a lot of cynicism about that in Soviet society, even when life gradually got better and living...

contributed to the self-destructive aspects of Ballard's adult personality, like cynicism, pessimism and fear and distrust of others, but the rape was never mentioned...

can also be used to offer an explanation for organizational cynicism. Organizational cynicism is related to job satisfaction; it is an attitude toward an...

institutional racism, Arrow de Wilde's depiction of "lascivious Hollywood cynicism", and Murphy describing the city as one that "eats its children". Tolhurst...

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reinforcing and appealing to the dominant power structure, leaving his "dead-cynicism [and] fashionable survival". Caroline Alphin writes that human life is...

fiction, and stories with themes of corruption, organized crime, redemption, cynicism, and tragedy. Common archetypical protagonists include a private investigator...

remarkable policy statement, the most blatant demonstration of political cynicism (I cannot believe it was the only other alternative, stupidity) which I...

perspective and relentless pursuit of justice often clash with his partner’s cynicism, but eventually they form a deep bond with plenty of playful bickering...

News. Retrieved October 7, 2019. Groening, Stephen (2008). "Chapter 6: Cynicism and Other Postideological Half Measures in South Park". In Weinstock, Jeffrey...

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Valentino Bompiani). The book created controversy and Malaparte was accused of cynicism and hypocrisy. Because of its negative assessment of Hitler, Malaparte...

dismissed the concept of a primary stage of socialism as intellectual cynicism. According to Robert Lawrence Kuhn, a China analyst, "When I first heard...

burn out may refer to: Occupational burnout, characterized by exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced professional efficacy within the workplace Autistic burnout...

and noted that he was "grateful to find Fagen and Becker's collegiate cynicism in decline", but worried that a preference for longer, more sophisticated...

diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, and discovers Jameson Irish Whiskey cures cynicism. After struggling to repair his life, he finally explains he does not want...

hating the film for its aesthetic shortcomings or its purported pessimism, cynicism and sexism." Writing for The New Yorker, Pauline Kael called the film "a...

American-Statesman. p. 7. Belcher, Walt (November 1, 1991). "'Simpsons' regain their cynicism in latest episode". The Tampa Tribune. pp. 4F. "The Family Dynamic". Entertainment...

lamb serves to convey the album's primary themes of greed, oppression, cynicism, preying on and misleading the weak, and the connection of fear & hope;...

negatively of the show. In the daily Californian publication, she voiced her cynicism over the Jackson siblings' motivation behind the production of the series...

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the game of art as utopia, a negation of art as escapism, and a palpable cynicism about humanity. Authors associated with New Objectivity literature included...

Christmas cliches." She praised its "gleeful irreverence, dark wit and cynicism", adding, The Ref "is a film to warm the hearts and touch the nerves of...

his Red Harvest as a remarkable achievement, the last word in atrocity, cynicism and horror. Dashiell Hammett's dialogues, in which every character is trying...

against war veterans during the 1919 May Day Riots triggered a wave of cynicism among young Americans who questioned whether the United States was any...

sentimentality. This is in the purest sense a rationalist with a proclivity to cynicism and a strong inclination to conspiracy and intrigue". Suritz further stated...

its contemporaries in the genre. He found it did not have the "schoolboy cynicism and moralizing of a Roger Corman film, nor any of the hysteria common to...

Trust + Fear Contempt, Scorn Disgust + Anger Curiosity Trust + Surprise Cynicism Disgust + Anticipation Sentimentality, Resignation Trust + Sadness Morbidness...

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E. Navia, (1996), Classical Cynicism: A Critical Study, pages 154–5. Greenwood Donald Dudley, (1937) A History of Cynicism, pages 64–6 Diogenes Laërtius...

Guardian said that Franco's "foray into the literary world may be met with cynicism in some quarters, but this is a promising debut from a most unlikely source...

these questions are not to be addressed without a degree of world-weary cynicism." All tracks are written by Lisa O'Neil. Christopher Monger, James. "AllMusic...

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Years On". The Quietus. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Curran, Kieran (2014). Cynicism in British Post-War Culture: Ignorance, Dust and Disease. Springer. p. 188...

Aratus Aristo of Chios (c. 310 – c. 240 BC) Pupil of Crates, leaned towards Cynicism Apollophanes of Antioch (fl. 250 BC) Stoic philosopher, friend of Aristo...

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François Hollande said that Donald Trump's personality was driven by "its cynicism, its vulgarity and its egocentricity" and, therefore, the only thing he...

very close election between the two main parties but there was a lot of cynicism among voters. The army was credited with making sure that the election...

most hostile was that of Donald Davie, who accused Larkin of "positive cynicism" and of encouraging "the perverse triumph of philistinism, the cult of...

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advice, the cases do not go to trial and the clients are none the wiser." Cynicism Declinism Defeatism Defensive pessimism Depressive realism The Devil's...

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from the hostility scale represent the individual's disposition towards cynicism and chronic hate. Scores from the scale have been used by studies as a...

"New York sensibility" of Lou Reed: "The mean wisecracks and impassioned cynicism that informed the Dolls' songs represented an attitude that Reed's work...

private company in U.S. history. In March 2009, AIG compounded public cynicism concerning the "too big to fail" firm's bailout by announcing that it would...

subject of academic study. The main ingredient to her work is often fun cynicism and irony. Zafra attended Saint Theresa's College of Quezon City, Quezon...

John Wilkes. Some entries, such as that on George Best, reflect a certain cynicism about media-created rogues. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Williams...

dismissed the concept of a primary stage of socialism as intellectual cynicism. For example, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, a former foreign adviser to the Chinese...

original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020. Curran, K. (2014). Cynicism in British Post-War Culture: Ignorance, Dust and Disease. Springer. pp...

Toothpaste for Dinner encompasses surrealism, irony, social commentary, cynicism, and schadenfreude, among other types of humor. Each cartoon is entirely...

quotation to show that respecting customers and overcoming their potential cynicism to a product is essential to success. He goes on to say "the customer is...

Psychological Inventory, the Maher Sentence Completion Test (designed to measure cynicism in prisoners), and a Thematic Apperception Test (constructed to measure...

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popular idiom. While Foss writes more like an American than Weill, a dry cynicism often creeps into the score and removes it in mood from the ambling colloquialism...

Eurythman public servant. She has a professional mindset with a streak of cynicism. She had asked Basso what he was going to do about the giant robots fighting...

entertainment over analysis, bipartisanship's unravelling, and public cynicism over electoral politics. His other biographies included Francis Ford Coppola:...

that has sent terrorists to India, and in the name of anti-terrorism, is cynicism of the highest order". The Indian Government summoned the US Ambassador...

also originating in Greece, is defined by names such as Antisthenes (cynicism), Zeno of Citium (stoicism) and Plotinus (Neoplatonism). The earliest Greek...

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2021. An actor to watch: Kay Kay Menon in "Pradhan Mantri". While the cynicism in this serial continues to be overstated through the second episode, this...

monster", and Slavoj Žižek stated that his "glorification of the Serbs is cynicism". When Handke was awarded the International Ibsen Award in 2014, the Norwegian...

American contingent, he is Machiavellian in his use of power. However, his cynicism is later shown to be a form of self-defense; Chalmers is at least partly...

reliant on technology, with people embracing it with amusement rather than cynicism. The film adopts a light-hearted and adventurous approach to time travel...

1997-01-23. Retrieved 2012-07-17. "Daily Telegraph, "Tour de France: Cycle of cynicism keeps rolling on" by Simon Hart 28 June 2003". The Daily Telegraph. London...

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complex meditation on misery, but there is a line between 'enlightened cynicism' and 'misery-entropy'. As the show wore on, its dramatic flare dimmed while...

York Times. September 3, 1967. Michaelson, Jay (February 15, 2016). "GOP Cynicism on the Supreme Court Reaches a New Low". The Daily Beast. Kalman, Laura...

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Russell's sanest and most controlled work in several years, despite its hollow cynicism." The following year, Phillips married radio executive Robert Burch, though...

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record in 2013 and 2014, Toledo said he had been dealing with a lot of cynicism and aggression and that Joe's Story was what Teens of Denial was "always...

concept because it devalues the term "antisemitism", leading to widespread cynicism about its use. People of goodwill who support the Palestinians resent being...

This Marathi film benefits from a rare narrative, completely devoid of cynicism". Firstpost. तेजल गावडे (31 January 2019). "Dhappa Marathi Movie Review :...

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components that drive the psychology of disenfranchisement: alienation, cynicism and perceived victimization. These components interact and intensify each...

naive by his shipmates, and they attempt to indoctrinate him in their cynicism. But Budd's steadfast optimism remains; when asked to critique the horrible...

particularly of young people that watch: Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism. For the record, it's my least favorite quality, it doesn't lead anywhere...

Susan (2003). Defending Science Within Reason: Between Scientism and Cynicism. Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books. Sorell, Thomas 'Tom' (1994). Scientism:...

godfather of each picture is not only expressive of his own cold-blooded cynicism but of typical Hollywood fantasy is an example of how this works. Another...

"Music Video Round-Up: Young Jeezy's 'My President Is Black' & Relics of Cynicism". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved...

generation of younger Armenian leaders." Despite widespread voter apathy and cynicism, Pashinyan stressed that there is a "way out of the depressive crisis that...

genius who, after an awakening, decides to pursue optimism instead of cynicism. In 2009, Watros filmed a pilot for Valley Girls, a spin-off of the CW...

(Open Your Mouth) The Dear Hunter I Couldn't Do It Alone – Red A Curse of Cynicism – Red Deny It All – Red Weatherbox The Devil And Whom Frightened Rabbit...

Bertuccelli, Inés Efron and Martín Piroyansky. Based on the short story Cinismo (Cynicism), included in the book Chicos (Boys) by author Sergio Bizzio, the film...

they see around them, skeptics argue that conspiracism leads people into cynicism, convoluted thinking, and a tendency to feel it is hopeless even as they...

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of ancient philosophy, where the philosophical movements of Platonism, Cynicism, Cyrenaicism, Aristotelianism, Pyrrhonism, Epicureanism, Academic skepticism...

kids spend 10 more happy tracks turning the tables on lethargic slacker cynicism, with Green Day producer Rob Cavallo bridling all that youthful zeal."...

writings had all been nurtured in hatred, violence and arrogance, or lies, cynicism and sarcasm. I knew at that time that Mao-style thinking and Cultural Revolution-style...

on extensive interviews and archival sleuthing to tell a vivid story of cynicism and violence." The Financial Times also chose it as one of its best books...

themes and narratives, the film stands out for its surprising absence of cynicism. Martin Tsai of Collider noted that while the film does elicit some laughs...

social and psychological area of interest to La Rochefoucauld. To the cynicism typical of the genre, Nietzsche brings a new dimension by his combination...

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of Trelayne, part of the Northern League, due to his homosexuality and cynicism. He is contacted by his mother in his self-imposed exile after a distant...

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and Warren Mundine, saying the voice would only "beget divisiveness and cynicism." The referendum was later defeated. In March 2021, Anderson declared himself...

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Science Monitor thought "the filmmaking gets addicted to its own flashy cynicism...seems as dazed and confused as the situations it wants to criticize."...

linked belief in conspiracy theories to distrust of authority and political cynicism. Some researchers suggest that conspiracist ideation—belief in conspiracy...

In a more recent assessment, Q found the album title to hold a "hint of cynicism" in depicting the Beatles as a "product" to be sold. AllMusic editor Stephen...

opening, Blair claimed the Dome would be "a triumph of confidence over cynicism, boldness over blandness, excellence over mediocrity". In the words of...

O. Scott of The New York Times wrote, "The movie invites a measure of cynicism—which it proceeds to obliterate with a 93-minute blast of color, noise...

take from someone somewhere. This attitude is too easy to represent true cynicism." Canby also criticized locations in the film that added to the confusing...

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tempted by but rejects the machinations of Vautrin, and is confronted by cynicism and falseness in the people he meets. Initially desiring the Comtesse Anastasie...

depicted the Joseon era's sexual mores and class system with sly humor and cynicism. Ensemble comedy Foxy Festival explored unconventional sexual preferences...

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August 2025. Ryan, Anya (18 June 2024). "Some Demon review – secrets and cynicism in an adult eating disorder unit". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2025...

TV show Survivor, then she expresses disapproval towards the apathy and cynicism of others around her. Eilish sings about "sinking in the sofa while we...

2026. Kumar, Anuj (5 February 2023). "'Daman' Odia movie review: Chasing cynicism in Malkangiri". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 June 2023. Palit, Ashok. "For 29th...

he prayed for divine guidance to "strengthen our weakness, replacing cynicism with faith and cowardice with courage". On October 3, he prayed, "Save...

1994). Generation X consisted of teenage mutants designed to reflect the cynicism and complexity of the series' namesake demographic. Unlike its predecessor...

(portrayed by Rachel Brosnahan) describes herself as "punk rock" due to her cynicism, while describing her boyfriend Clark Kent (portrayed by David Corenswet)...

Rincón and Cordato's loyal friendship (in contrast to the isolation and cynicism typical of the genre) and the sense of progress and destiny in the story's...

tearjerk from there on proceeds from, and exploits, premises of cowardice, cynicism, and the rottenest kinds of sentimetality." ClassicFilmGuide deemed it...

occasionally engages in rap clichés, with verses expressing street bravado and cynicism in addition to relationship issues and heartbreak. Vocalists Erik Francis...

Spoudaiogeloion (Greek: σπουδαιογέλοιον) denotes the mixture of serious and comical elements stylistically. The word comes from the Greek σπουδαῖον spoudaion...

When Ike accuses Maggie of not truly knowing herself, she calls out his cynicism, suggesting he uses his column to mock others because he fears pursuing...

(with intervening words removed): Claimants claimant is that his reality cynicism for preceded templar Jersey able research this techniques extinguished...

Book of Classic British TV. 2nd Edition. 1996. Page 162. Kieran Curran. Cynicism in British Post-War Culture. Palgrave Macmillan. 2015. Pages 110 and 111...

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Belgium, Anna de Noailles, Madame Grès and Maurice Chevalier. With a playful cynicism he remarked of his popularity as a portraitist with high society women...

He argued that Kander lacked a feel for 1970s music, and Ebb's inherent cynicism clashed with Minnelli's trademark optimism. As a result, Ruhlmann felt...

dance to." He also noted that despite their "sincere" misanthropy and cynicism, " on "Life" they dared to express a tres-unhip benevolence, declaring...

Thomas for the murder. Writer Keith Hunter believes this introduced "a cynicism (in attitudes towards the police) that infects us today." During the 1981...

within the domain of pragmatic pessimism. Antifrustrationism Antinatalism Cynicism Depressive realism Dystheism Dystopia Misanthropy Misotheism Negative utilitarianism...

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aspect lies in its depiction of the profound cynicism exhibited during the Wannsee Conference. This cynicism, he contends, echoes themes explored in other...

The genre of Menippean satire is a form of satire, usually in prose, that is characterized by attacking mental attitudes rather than specific individuals...

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mould, with rustic settings, rooted characters and a refreshing absence of cynicism." Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu observed that "Manikandan makes an impressive...

Deipnosophists iv. 157 Julian (1996). "Orations, 6.199d-200a". Classical Cynicism: A Critical Study. By Navia, L. Greenwood Press. Homer, Odyssey 19.172–74...

37%, and Erwin with 23%. Mitchell attributed his loss to "distrust and cynicism about politics and politicians [after Watergate]", "widespread concern...

wrote, "The Romero-King collaboration has softened both the horror and the cynicism, but not by enough to betray the sources — Creepshow is almost as funny...

work, with critics noting that he was able to effectively balance wry cynicism against earnest descriptiveness. Robert Christgau argued that, on Ruby...

Persephone perceives and understands love, and may be disheartened by the cynicism of her husband, who seems to be driven solely by greed and lust. In The...

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resignedly accepts his own less responsible position and expresses his cynicism at the inefficiency of Army authority." He also noted that "the expression...

were recognized as prominent in the 1880s and 1890s, including ennui, cynicism, pessimism, and "a widespread belief that civilization leads to decadence...

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Chagossians' cause." However, Zhu criticized: "it takes a special degree of cynicism to exploit the plight of some of the least powerful and most destitute...

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ins and outs that good pop captures better than good literature, where cynicism is such a folkway." Lauren Murphy from The Irish Times was impressed by...

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caused controversy in classroom contexts. Scholars note that despite its cynicism, the poem's metrical control and final imperative ("don't have any kids...

such as in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, its failure brought a backlash of cynicism toward modernization programs that has persisted. In 1953, President Dwight...

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Charlie S. Veric, an early 1980s criticism by Andrew Gonzalez expressed cynicism towards several efforts to Filipinize the social sciences. Gonzalez mainly...

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impression that something substantial is happening. This often leads to cynicism and confusion within the organization. More powerful change happens when...

Goldblum), with Pratt stating: "He's got a little bit of the Goldblum cynicism but also the Sam Neill excitement at the wonder of the biology of it"....

superstition and stereotypy, power and "toughness", destructiveness and cynicism, projectivity, and exaggerated concerns over sex. Though criticized at...

than three-chord guitar riffs and social critique without heavy-handed cynicism". In a 2008 retrospective feature posted on RollingStone.com's The Capri...

periods without others watching their backs, it can lead to excessive cynicism and suspicion of other people, which in turn can be detrimental to interpersonal...

In rhetoric, parrhesia (Greek: παρρησία) is candid speech, speaking freely. It implies not only freedom of speech, but the obligation to speak the truth...

& Buyens, D. (2021). "The Role of Feedback Quality and Organizational Cynicism for Affective Commitment Through Leader–Member Exchange". Review of Public...

and far from virtuous; his outlook on society satiric to the point of cynicism." Thomas Seccombe, writing in 1898 for the Dictionary of National Biography...

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