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a person who is not brave and is too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain: brand someone a coward They branded her a coward for informing on her colleagues during the interrogation. Fewer examples. He despised himself for being such a coward. He is a coward and a bully.
But even tailless animals like people can turn tail and run when frightened. It is in the "tail end" of an army that you might expect to find the cowards. We do not know whether the word coward developed from the idea of an animal's tail or an army's, but we do know the word comes from an early French word that meant "tail."
a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person. Synonyms: milksop, recreant, dastard, poltroon, craven.
Definition of coward. as in craven. a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger the soldiers who ran as soon as the first shots were fired were branded as cowards. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. craven. chicken. poltroon. dastard.
noun [ C ] uk / kaʊəd / us. Add to word list Add to word list. B2. someone who is not brave and tries to avoid dangerous or difficult situations. (Definition of coward from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of coward noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A coward is someone who’s afraid of doing something daring or dangerous. Skydiving might sound exciting in theory, but you might be a coward when it comes to actually jumping out of a plane. Which is probably wise. Coward comes from the Latin word couda, meaning “tail.”.
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