cowardice
Pronunciation
[change]- IPA (key): /kaʊʍɜrdɪs/
- Hyphenation: cow‧ard‧ice
Noun
[change]- (uncountable) Someone who shows cowardice is being afraid, not having courage, not doing something they should do because they are afraid.
- He showed cowardice when he ran away and left his friend to fight the other children.