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{
"term": "cynical",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than for good or honest reasons",
"sensetop": "cynical about something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a cynical view/smile"
},
{
"text": "Do you have to be so cynical about everything?",
"contextForm": "cynical about something"
},
{
"text": "his deeply cynical attitude"
},
{
"text": "Her lips curled into a cynical smile."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "not believing that something good will happen or that something is important",
"sensetop": "cynical (about something)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm a bit cynical about the benefits of the plan."
},
{
"text": "Her experiences with men have made her thoroughly cynical about love."
},
{
"text": "I'm a little cynical about her motives."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "not caring that something might hurt other people, if there is some advantage for you",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a cynical disregard for the safety of others"
},
{
"text": "a deliberate and cynical foul"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪnɪkl/",
"audio": "cy/cynical/cynical__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪnɪkl/",
"audio": "cy/cynical/cynical__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}