coward
noun [C] /ˈkaʊ.əd/
/ˈkaʊ.ɚd/ disapprovingDefinition
B2 a person who is not brave and is too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain: They branded her a coward for informing on her colleagues during the interrogation.Heroes and cowards cowardly /-li/ adjective B2 This was a particularly brutal and cowardly attack. They are guilty of a cowardly failure to address the problem.Cowardly cowardice /-ə.dɪs/
/-ɚ.dɪs/ noun [U] › You can accuse me of cowardice, but I still wouldn't fight in a war.Cowardly
/-ɚ.dɪs/ noun [U] › You can accuse me of cowardice, but I still wouldn't fight in a war.Cowardly(Definition of coward noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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