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"roman": "naengsojeok",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "냉소적"
},
{
"alt": "冷笑的",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "raengsojeok",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"tags": [
"North-Korea"
],
"word": "랭소적"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ciničen",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "циничен"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "sinis"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "pūhohe"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "kynisk"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "kynisk"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "cyniczny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "cínico"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "cinic"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ciníčnyj",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "цини́чный"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "dranndanach"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "searbhasach"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "цѝничан"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "cìničan"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "cynický"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "ciničen"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "cínico"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "cynisk"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "küçümseyici"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "sinik"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "kinik"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "cyníčnyj",
"sense": "of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated by base desires or selfishness",
"word": "цині́чний"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking",
"word": "zynisch"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions",
"word": "zynisch"
}
],
"word": "cynical"
}
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