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cowardice

noun
/ˈkaʊədɪs/UK/ˈkaʊɚdɪs/US/ˈkaʊə(ɹ)daɪs/

Etymology

From Middle English cowardise, borrowed from Anglo-Norman cuardise (modern French couardise).

  1. derived from cuardise
  2. inherited from cowardise

Definitions

  1. Lack of courage.

    • Jem’s head at times was transparent: he had thought that up to make me understand he wasn’t afraid of Radleys in any shape or form, to contrast his own fearless heroism with my cowardice.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA