cynicism vs suspicion

cynicism

noun
  • A skeptical, scornful or pessimistic comment or act. 

  • A distrustful attitude. 

  • An emotion of jaded negativity, or a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of other people. Cynicism can manifest itself by frustration, disillusionment and distrust in regard to organizations, authorities and other aspects of society, often due to previous bad experience. Cynics often view others as motivated solely by disguised self-interest. 

suspicion

noun
  • The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong. 

  • Uncertainty, doubt. 

  • The imagining of something without evidence. 

  • A trace, or slight indication. 

  • The condition of being suspected. 

verb
  • To suspect; to have suspicions. 

How often have the words cynicism and suspicion occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )