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Adjective: cynical  si-ni-kul
  1. Believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
    "We live in a cynical age";
    - misanthropic, misanthropical
     
  2. Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
    "cynical laughter";
    - derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting
     
  3. Showing contempt for accepted moral standards, esp. by following self-interest

See also: disrespectful, distrustful

Encyclopedia: Cynical