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Pusillanimity - English meaning

Pusillanimity – definitions in English dictionary

noun

Lack of courage or determination; timidity.

Usage examples:

The pusillanimity of his answer surprised me
noun

The quality of being weak and cowardly (= not brave), or being frightened of taking risks

Usage examples:

The school inspectors present an example of pusillanimity in action., she condemned passivity and p…

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胆怯

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Kleinmoedigheid, Lafhartigheid

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Pusillanimité

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Kleinmut, Feigheit, Unbeherztheit

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विरोध, भीरुता, बुजदिली

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Pusillanimità

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적개심

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Малодушие, Трусость

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Pusilanimidad

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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Pusillanimity – similar words

pusillanimousness

noun

Pusillanimity.

noun

Pusillanimity.

noun

Pusillanimity.

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pusillanimously

adverb

In a way that is weak and cowardly (= not brave), or frightened of taking risks

Usage examples:

Rugged individualism was pusillanimously surrendered., the big corporations have fallen pusillanimo…
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pusillanimous

adjective

Showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.

Usage examples:

And yes, incidentally, i do know that it's ignoble and cowardly and pusillanimous, but i'll swap yo…
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