"cynical world" refers to a view or perspective of the world that is skeptical, distrustful, and doubtful about the true intentions and goodness of people or things. Full definition
The kind that gives a tired, sometimes cynical world a reason to pause and consider. (relevantmagazine.com)
Famously banned by the censors when it was first written, Harley Granville Barker's political masterpiece gathers a large ensemble to expose a cut - throat, cynical world of sex, sleaze and suicide amongst the political elite of 1920s England. (totalpolitics.com)
We recently spoke with author Eric Metaxas (Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy; Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery) about his new book Miracles: What They Are, Why They Happen, and How They Can Change Your Life and what inspired him to explore the idea of supernatural phenomenon in an increasingly cynical world. (relevantmagazine.com)