cynicism

attitude or state of mind characterized by a general distrust of others' motives
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cynicism

Summary

cynicism is a moral quality[1]. cynicism draws 651 Wikipedia views per month (moral_quality category, ranking #2 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • cynicism's instance of is recorded as moral quality[3].
  • cynicism's instance of is recorded as mental state[4].
  • Cynicism is named after cynicism[5].
  • cynicism is a type of tendency[6].
  • cynicism comprises distrust[7].
  • cynicism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cynicism[8].
  • cynicism's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • cynicism's different from is recorded as Cynicism[10].
  • cynicism's P14541 is recorded as 2ReaFC[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include moral quality[3] and mental state[4]. cynicism is a type of tendency[6].

Origins

Cynicism is named after cynicism[5].

Use and Application

cynicism comprises distrust[7].

Why It Matters

cynicism draws 651 Wikipedia views per month (moral_quality category, ranking #2 of 12).[2] cynicism has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] cynicism is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Mullanur · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → memory-alpha:Cynicism
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: memory-alpha:Cynicism"
  2. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'be', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'fy', '
    Gnd id → 4068333-3
    Sitelink count → 46
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  3. 27d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX541440
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P950]]: XX541440"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2ReaFC
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → moral quality, mental state
    Has part(s) → distrust
    Named after → —
    Has parts → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 21473, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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