Cowardliness
Cowardliness noun - A shameful lack of courage in the face of danger.
Usage example: the soldier was court-martialed for cowardliness under fire
Diffidence and cowardliness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Diffidence" instead a noun "Cowardliness".
Diffidence
Diffidence noun - Lack of self-confidence.
Cowardliness and diffidence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cowardliness" instead a noun "Diffidence".
Nearby Words: diffident, diffidently
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- fear and cowardliness
- fear and diffidence
- apprehension and cowardliness
- apprehension and diffidence
- reserve and cowardliness
- reserve and diffidence
- wariness and cowardliness
- wariness and diffidence
- hesitancy and cowardliness
- hesitancy and diffidence
- hesitation and cowardliness
- hesitation and diffidence
- reticence and cowardliness
- reticence and diffidence
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