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冷笑 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cynicism noun A general distrust of people's sincerity, or the belief that self-interest drives most human behaviour.
  • sneer verb To curl the lip slightly in contempt or scorn.

Senses

冷笑 is used for these senses in English:

  • cynicism (countable) A scornfully pessimistic comment or act.
  • sneer A facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
  • sneer (intransitive) To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn.

sneer — full definition

  1. verb To curl the lip slightly in contempt or scorn.
  2. noun A facial expression or remark showing contempt.

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