Nowadays the terms " cynical" and " cynicism" have come to mean a sneering disbelief in human sincerity, and they imply insensitivity to other people's suffering.
This time we want to reject the cynicism that tells us that these kids can't learn; that those kids who don't look like us are somebody else's problem.
Hayward felt that life was full of ugliness, his soul revolted from the thought of affronting again the cynicism of examiners, and he saw something rather splendid in kicking away the ball which lay at his feet.