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cow·ard·ice

   [kou-er-dis]
noun
lack of courage to face danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English cowardise < Old French co(u)ardise, equivalent to co(u)art cowardly (see coward) + -ise -ice

Synonyms
pusillanimity, timidity.

Antonyms
bravery.

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Example Sentences
  • It should be remembered that brutality is not manliness, but cowardice.
  • Given that cohort, presidential cowardice doesn't have ruinous effects.
  • Yet the government's efforts so far have been hampered as much by incompetence and political cowardice as a shortage of funds.
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cowardice (ˈkaʊədɪs)
 
—n
lack of courage in facing danger, pain, or difficulty

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Word Origin & History

cowardice
c.1300, from O.Fr. couardise (13c.), from couard (see coward).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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