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Cynic

/sˈɪnɪk/
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(noun) A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.

Scratch a cynic and you'll find a disappointed idealist.
Weary of life, Tom became a cynic.
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Scratch a ____ and you'll find a disappointed idealist.

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