Timorousness and Temerity

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Timorousness noun - Lack of willingness to assert oneself and take risks.

Usage example: the timorousness with which so many politicians approach hot-button issues

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Temerity is an antonym for timorousness.

Temerity noun - Shameless boldness.

Usage example: she had the temerity to ask my boyfriend if she could go out with him should he and I ever break up

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Timorousness is an antonym for temerity.

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