Pusillanimity
noun | /pusillanimity/
A lack of courage or determination; cowardice.
Pusillanimity
noun | /pusillanimity/
Advanced WordsVERY HARDA lack of courage or determination; cowardice.
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"The general condemned the officer's pusillanimity in the face of danger. Means: The general criticized the officer for lacking courage when danger arose."
"Her refusal to speak up was mistaken for pusillanimity, though she was carefully weighing her words. Means: People wrongly thought she was timid, although she was considering what to say."
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Pusillanimity names a smallness of spirit: a failure to act courageously.
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