"Cynical" redirects here. For the classical philosophy, see Cynicism (philosophy). For other uses, see Cynic. Cynicism is an attitude characterized by a general distrust of the motives of others.[1] A cynic may have a general lack of faith or hope in people motivated by ambition, desire, greed, gratification, materialism, goals, and opinions that a cynic perceives as vain, unobtainable, or ultimat
