Cowardice

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  • noun. Ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Want of courage to face danger, difficulty, opposition, etc.; dread of exposure to harm or pain of any kind; fear of consequences; pusillanimity; dishonorable fear.
  • noun. Synonyms Poltroonery, dastardliness, cowardliness.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Want of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; pusillanimity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit.
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  • noun. Lack of courage.
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  • noun. the trait of lacking courage
    • Word Usage
    "Again, here at CENTCOM, for the past few days they have been criticizing Iraqi military for what they term cowardice on the battlefield."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    boldness  bravery  courage  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    spirit  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    cravenness  dastardliness  fearfulness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    arrogance  avarice  carelessness  deceit  disobedience  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abject fear  abulia  adynamia  affright  alarm  
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