merriam-webster<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCYNICAL<\/b> > \u2018si-ni-k&l > having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic; especially : contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives > synonym to MISANTHROPIC, PESSIMISTIC mean deeply distrustful. CYNICAL implies having a sneering disbelief in sincerity or integrity (cynical about politicians\u2019 motives) MISANTHROPIC suggests a rooted distrust and dislike of human beings and their society (a solitary and misanthropic artist). PESSIMISTIC implies having a gloomy, distrustful view of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
so what we gather here is that a cynic is world-weary and pessimistic, yes? onto sarcasm then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SARCASM<\/b> > \u2018s\u00e4r-\u201cka-z&m > 1 : a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain. 2 a : a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual b : the use or language of sarcasm.
one is rather pessimistic\u2026in terms of world-views and the such. the other is just, well\u2026a person who makes snide comments to mask their fragile egos in hopes that ridicule is averted to another twit. a person can be sarcastic without being a pessimist. for example\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
person 1<\/b> > did you know bob hope died?
person 2<\/b> > gosh, really? i had not known as i have been meditating in a cave for a year eating only lima beans and jell-o pudding<\/i>.
person 1<\/b> > really?
person 2<\/b> > no, not really\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n
there was no pessimism is person 2\u2019s dialogue. he was merely being a dick. i am sarcastic, not cynical\/pessimistic. maybe a wee cynical, but thats only if you draw out that line defining misanthropic<\/i> stating \u201cdistrust and dislike of human beings.\u201d (80%\u2026so sad) see, i like sunshine and happy daisies and cute little woodland creatures. no really\u2026it doesnt make me nauseous or anything. next we\u2019ll be discussing the differences between pessimism and having m3ntal instabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
current selection | lighthouse family \u2013 highfeelin\u2019 | feh todays words are cynicism and sarcasm. apparently many people these days are confusing the two disparate words for each other. lets start with cynicism and its derivative\u2026cynical as defined by merriam-webster. CYNICAL > \u2018si-ni-k&l > having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic; especially […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"index","bgseo_robots_follow":"follow","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/m3ntal.halleytsai.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/m3ntal.halleytsai.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/m3ntal.halleytsai.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m3ntal.halleytsai.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m3ntal.halleytsai.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=258"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/m3ntal.halleytsai.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8645,"href":"https:\/\/m3ntal.halleytsai.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258\/revisions\/8645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/m3ntal.halleytsai.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m3ntal.halleytsai.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m3ntal.halleytsai.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}