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Meaning of Cowardice | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ˈkaʊədɪs

Definitions

Lack of courage.

countable, uncountable

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العربية الجبن جبانة جبن خذلان

Azərbaycanca qorxaqlıq

Беларуская баязлі́васць маладу́шнасць палахлі́васць тру́сасць

Български малодушие

Bosanski kukavičluk malodušje strašljivost кукавичлук малодушје страшљивост

Català covardia

Čeština zbabělost

Deutsch Ängstlichkeit Feigheit Hasenfüßigkeit Kleinmut

Ελληνικά ανανδρία δειλία

Esperanto malkuraĝeco

Español cobardía

Suomi pelkuruus

Français couardise lâcheté

Gàidhlig cladhaireachd geilt mì-thapachd

Galego covardía

हिन्दी कायरता डरपोकपन नामर्दी बुज़दिली

Hrvatski kukavičluk malodušje strašljivost кукавичлук малодушје страшљивост

Magyar gyávaság

Հայերեն երկչոտություն վախկոտություն

Bahasa Indonesia kepengecutan

Íslenska bleyði gunguskapur ragmennska

Italiano codardia pusillanimità vigliaccheria viltà

日本語卑怯怯懦憶病臆病

ქართული სიმხდალე

Қазақша жүрексіздік қорқақтық

한국어 겁대가리 비겁

Latina ignāvia

Latviešu gļēvulība

Македонски кукавичлук плашливост

മലയാളം ഭീരുത്വം

Nederlands lafheid

Polski bojaźliwość lękliwość strachliwość tchórzliwość tchórzostwo

Português covardia

Română lașitate poltronerie

Русский бзде́ние боязли́вость малодушие трусли́вость трусость

Slovenčina zbabelosť

Српски kukavičluk malodušje strašljivost кукавичлук малодушје страшљивост

Svenska feghet

తెలుగు పిరికితనము

ไทย ความขี้ขลาด

Tagalog kaduwagan karuwagan

Türkçe korkaklık

Українська боягу́зтво малоду́шність

اردو نامردی

Examples

“The ſecond property of your excellent ſherris, is the vvarming of the blood, vvhich before (cold & ſetled) left the lyuer vvhite & pale, vvhich is the badge of puſilanimitie and covvardize: but the ſherris vvarmes it, and makes it courſe from the invvards to the partes extreames, […]”

“Jem’s head at times was transparent: he had thought that up to make me understand he wasn’t afraid of Radleys in any shape or form, to contrast his own fearless heroism with my cowardice.”

“[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.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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Meaning of Cowardice | Babel Free

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