pusillanimity

[ pyoo-suh-luh-nim-i-tee ]

noun

Origin of pusillanimity

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word pusillanimitās.See pusillanimous, -ity

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Once again, Republican pusillanimity in the face of gun fanaticism threatens to gut sane gun legislation in Congress.
Pro-Gun Absolutism: The Gun Lobby’s Push to Privatize Law and Order | Will Marshall | April 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
He exhorted his hearers to imitate the example of Paris, and accused the royal officers of indolence and pusillanimity.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry Baird
England then might, with more reason, reproach her own rulers for pusillanimity than the Corsicans for ingratitude.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson | Robert Southey
Comments were very freely made on the energy displayed by commanders in some instances, in contrast with pusillanimity in others.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army | Charles Alexander Gordon
The Elector's struggle with himself was long and violent, but pusillanimity and self-interest for awhile prevailed.
The Thirty Years War, Complete | Friedrich Schiller

But the pusillanimity which I have observed among the so-called Liberals has given me cause for reflection.
Ghosts | Henrik Ibsen

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