Cynical and Difficult

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Cynical adjective - Having or showing a deep distrust of human beings and their motives.

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Difficult and cynical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Difficult" instead an adjective "Cynical".

Nearby Words: cynicism, cynic, cynically

Difficult adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.

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Cynical and difficult are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cynical" instead an adjective "Difficult".

Nearby Word: difficulty

Oddly, even this little line is so at odds with his later characterisation (he was retooled from a refined, cynical Bond-type into a bitter, highly-intelligent Warrior Poet, although easily for the better) it's difficult to imagine him saying it, even knowing what his voice sounds like...

Source: Heroic Mime aka: Silent Protagonist
Of course, they also seem to enjoy bantering with one another, so it can sometimes be difficult to separate actual spite from cynical humor.

Source: Podcast / Black Jack Justice
Fate/Zero can fall into this, with many of the characters having questionable goals and behavior and with an overall dark and cynical mood that can make it difficult to care about the story.

Source: Darkness Induced Audience Apathy / Anime and Manga

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