cowardice

[kou-er-dis]

noun

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

   Synonyms: timidity, pusillanimity
   Antonyms: bravery

cowardice

/ ˈkaʊədɪs /

noun

1. lack of courage in facing danger, pain, or difficulty

Word History and Origins

Origin of cowardice¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English cowardise, from Old French co(u)ardise; equivalent to coward + -ice

Example Sentences

Its new meaning: journalism by journalists who, in their personal cowardice and cravenness, deny their audiences the truths that their audiences are owed.

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We already know the results of silence and cowardice in the face of totalitarianism.

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Because that cowardice and blindness, that failure of imagination, are signs of impending doom.

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He has checkmated establishment Republicans with their own cowardice and hypocrisy.

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And the place to start is by understanding what a menace media cowardice has become to our politics, how corrupting for Democrats particularly.

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