Definition of cynic

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Definition of cynic

 

1: a faultfinding captious criticespecially : one who believes that human conduct is motivated wholly by self-interestOf course, there will always be cynics when companies make good-faith apologies and seek to follow through.— Andrew Ross Sorkin
2capitalized : an adherent of an ancient Greek school of philosophers who held the view that virtue is the only good and that its essence lies in self-control and independence
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