cowardliness
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- noun
- /ˈkaʊərdlinəs/
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- Many people resent the cowardliness displayed by leaders during a crisis.
Examples
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Cowardliness is an interesting state to observe in the face of crisis.
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Goddamn your Jewish cowardliness!
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My understanding is that Zinn came away from WW2 with a sense of disgust for the cowardliness of war—especially for killing from 3,000 feet.
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His cowardliness prevented him from standing up to the bully in school.
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The soldier's cowardliness in the battle led to his teammates losing faith in him.
Synonyms
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Lack of courage to face danger or difficulty
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Feeling too shy or afraid to try new things
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Being easily frightened and nervous in new or dangerous situations
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Being too afraid to do what is needed
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Feeling afraid and not confident in new or unknown situations
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To be afraid to take risks or face difficulties
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A lack of courage or will to act
A lack of courage that makes a person afraid to act
A tendency to be easily scared or nervous
A shameful fear that makes a person avoid danger and refuse to stand up for others
Being very cowardly in a shameful way
A complete lack of courage that makes someone act shamefully
Antonyms
How Brave
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word cowardliness comes from coward, which originally came from an old word for 'tail' because frightened animals put their tail between their legs to show fear. So cowardliness means the quality of being afraid and not brave.