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–noun

lack of courage to face danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME cowardise < OF co(u)ardise, equiv. to co(u)art cowardly (see coward) + -ise -ice

]

—Synonyms pusillanimity, timidity.

—Antonyms bravery.

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n. Ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain.

[Middle English cowardise, from Old French couardise, alteration of couardie, from couard, coward; see coward.]

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cowardice
noun
the trait of lacking courage [ant: braveness]

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Cowardice

Cow"ard*ice\ (-[i^]s), n. [F. couardise, fr. couard. See Coward.] Want of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; pusillanimity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit.

The cowardice of doing wrong. --Milton.

Moderation was despised as cowardice. --Macaulay.

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