cowardice

Etymology

From Middle English cowardise, from Anglo-Norman cuardise (modern French couardise).

noun

  1. Lack of courage.
    Alternative form: cowardize (obsolete)
    [Ilhan] Omar was left twisting in the wind earlier this year after facing spurious charges of antisemitism, a display of Democratic cowardice co-signed by Chelsea Clinton, Chuck Schumer, and most every other Democrat with a congressional leadership position. 2019-7-19, Noah Kulwin, “Democrats Fail the Left, Once Again”, in Jewish Currents

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