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cynical: believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

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sardonic collapse: disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking; "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin Edman

misanthropic collapse: hating mankind in general

antisocial collapse: hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior; "criminal behavior or conduct that violates the rights of other individuals is antisocial"; "crimes...and other asocial behavior"; "an antisocial deed"; shunning contact with others; "standoffish and antisocial"; "he's not antisocial; just shy"

satirical collapse: exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine"

hypercritical collapse: inclined to judge too severely; "hypercritical of colloquial speech"; "the overcritical teacher can discourage originality"

defeatist collapse: someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions

wry collapse: bent to one side; "a wry neck"

uncheerful collapse

downbeat collapse: the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)

captious collapse: tending to find and call attention to faults; "a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"

overcritical collapse

distrustful collapse: incredulous by virtue of distrust; having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson

sarcastic collapse: expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

disenchanted collapse: freed from enchantment

sexist collapse: discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women)

unsociable collapse: not inclined to society or companionship; "an unsociable nature...shy and reserved"; "generally unsociable except with intimate friends"; "unsociable behavior"; "an unsociable neighborhood"

pessimistic collapse: expecting the worst in this worst of all possible worlds

Rabelaisian collapse: of or relating to or characteristic of Francois Rabelais or his works; "Rabelaisian characters"

carping collapse

nihilistic collapse: of or relating to nihilism

skeptical collapse

jaundiced collapse: showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste; "looked with a jaundiced eye on the growth of regimentation"; "takes a jaundiced view of societies and clubs"; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

forlorn collapse: marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn attempt"; "a forlorn cause"

ironic collapse: characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"

quibbling collapse

nagging collapse

niggling collapse

incisive collapse: suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle"

hairsplitting collapse: making too fine distinctions of little importance; "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously"

faultfinding collapse: persistent petty and unjustified criticism

sophisticated collapse: intellectually appealing; "a sophisticated drama"; having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire; "sophisticated young socialites"; "a sophisticated audience"; "a sophisticated lifestyle"; "a sophisticated book"

caustic collapse: any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue; of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

gloomy collapse: characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"

sullen collapse

tart collapse: a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust; a small open pie with a fruit filling

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