cynical attitude
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcynicalandattitude
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cynical
adjective
uk/ˈsɪn.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈsɪn.ɪ.kəl/
believing that people are only interested in themselves and are ...
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attitude
noun
uk/ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/us/ˈæt̬.ə.tuːd/
a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused ...
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(Definition ofcynicalandattitudefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In other words, though this volunteer had a verycynicalattitudeto the affair, he did not feel ideologically involved.
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The reality appears to be that young people of the time had a fairlycynicalattitudetowards the messages that cinema attempted to put across.
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They have a properlycynicalattitudeto the efficacy of their panaceas and their electoral promises.
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We have heard strong condemnation today of thecynicalattitudeof shopkeepers.
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We do not want to take acynicalattitude—we want to be convinced that there will be genuine reductions.
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The recent fluctuations regarding the number of houses to be built have produced acynicalattitudein both the contractor and the operative.
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We have to-night the samecynicalattitudetaken up.
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Already, there is a generalcynicalattitudetowards politicians.
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It is a prettycynicalattitudewhich demands integration by word, and in deed denies it.
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There is acynicalattitudeoutside this place.
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It will be suggested no doubt that this is a rathercynicalattitude.
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That would be an extremelycynicalattitudeto take.
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That is the truth of the matter and, to my mind, it is a deplorablycynicalattitudeto the administration of justice.
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This means that the manager or alleged manager must often suffer from frustration, and this would explain hiscynicalattitudetowards the men.
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This position has led to the presentcynicalattitudetowards education, when people ask, is it worthwhile?
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Certainly, acynicalattitudecomes across in that lecture.
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That illustrates rightly thecynicalattitudethat many people take to what has been happening.
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That is an irresponsible andcynicalattitude, which shows a total disregard for the interests of people in housing need.
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Those who take acynicalattitudeabout some of our activities here should not be left to take a cynical view of our treatment of this subject.
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That is a slightlycynicalattitude.
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