cynical

showing or feeling a belief that people are motivated only by self-interest and cannot be trusted; showing a lack of trust in other people's motives, especially because you think they are selfish

cínico, escéptico, descreído

• be cynical about somebody/something

Collocations cynical attitude · cynical view

• He has a very cynical attitude towards politicians.

  Él tiene una actitud muy cínica hacia los políticos.

using sarcasm or irony to show that you think people are stupid, dishonest, etc.

cínico, irónico, sarcástico

• be cynical about somebody/something

Collocations cynical remark · cynical comment

• She made a cynical comment about the state of the economy.

  Ella hizo un comentario cínico sobre el estado de la economía.