This perception of secrecy was breeding public cynicism.

The chief complaint of reformers these days is that the power of special-interest money is breeding public cynicism about the political process.

Without hope, Rorty argues, change is spiritually inconceivable and the cultural Left has begun to breed cynicism.

It was a pity he was in a profession that bred such cynicism and suspicion, she remembered thinking.

Instead of engendering hope and optimism, they breed mistrust and cynicism.

Two years of ringing words and paltry actions from the West have bred skepticism and cynicism.

Crying Wolf The price of crying wolf repeatedly, though, is that it can breed cynicism.

Already this year, both parties have made hasty but inaccurate claims about the other side, which, some operatives worried, could breed cynicism among voters.

If the experts can't give a real picture, will those numbers breed cynicism about the problems here and the usefulness of aid?

Some say the media have bred cynicism about politicians.