cowardice

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a lack of bravery; shameful fear in the face of danger

   Fleeing the wounded man was an act of pure cowardice.

From Old French 'coardise', from 'coard' ('coward'), from 'coe' ('tail'), from Latin 'cauda' ('tail'), perhaps from the image of an animal turning tail in fear.

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