Both Uses of
cynical
in
One Hundred Years of Solitude
- The cynicism of the remark alarmed him.†
Chpt 5 *cynicism = believing that things usually go poorly and that selfish and insincere
- When he saw them appear the same as the other time, when they came to put a stop to the war, he could not bear the cynicism of their praise.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
someone who expects the worst -- especially of people (such as expecting them to be selfish and lie)