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   pusillanimity

   /ˌpjuːsɪləˈnɪmɪti/

   noun

   • 1. lack of courage or determination; timidity: "the pusillanimity of his answer surprised me"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin pusillanimitas, from pusillanimis (translating Greek oligopsukhos), from pusillus ‘very small’ + animus ‘mind’, + -ity.

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