jaundiced view

Frequency: 6.04.2 per million words

Describes a cynical, biased, or pessimistic opinion or perspective, often based on negative past experiences.

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  • After years of political scandals, he took a jaundiced view of all public officials.
  • After his experience in jail, he has a pretty jaundiced view of the penal system.
  • Her past failures led her to develop a jaundiced view of new projects.
  • Her past failures gave her a jaundiced view of new projects.
  • He expressed a jaundiced view of the company's latest restructuring plans.
  • Despite his jaundiced view of politics, he still voted.
  • It's hard to overcome a jaundiced view when you've been disappointed so many times.
  • The critic's jaundiced view of modern art was well-known.
  • Many critics held a jaundiced view of the new art movement.
  • He developed a jaundiced view of human nature after years in law enforcement.
  • Despite the positive reports, she maintained a jaundiced view of the situation.
  • Don't let one bad experience give you a jaundiced view of the whole industry.
  • His experience in the industry gave him a somewhat jaundiced view of innovation.
  • She tried to overcome her jaundiced view of relationships after her divorce.
  • The editorial presented a rather jaundiced view of the economic forecast.
  • The documentary presented a jaundiced view of corporate ethics.
  • She couldn't help but adopt a jaundiced view after witnessing so much corruption.
  • Their initial enthusiasm soon turned into a jaundiced view as problems mounted.
  • His initial enthusiasm was replaced by a jaundiced view as problems mounted.
  • It's hard not to have a jaundiced view when you've seen so much injustice.