coward
noun/ˈkaʊəd/
/ˈkaʊərd/
(disapproving)- a person who is not brave or who does not have the courage to do things that other people do not think are especially difficult
- You coward! What are you afraid of?
- I'm a real coward when it comes to going to the dentist.
Homophones coward | coweredcoward coweredTopics Personal qualitiesc1/ˈkaʊəd//ˈkaʊərd/- coward noun
- He was both a bully and a coward, as bullies often are.
- cowered verb (past tense, past participle of cower)
- They boarded up the windows and cowered in the basement.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + coward- brand somebody
- call somebody
- label somebody
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French couard, based on Latin cauda ‘tail’, possibly with reference to a frightened animal with its tail between its legs.Want to learn more?
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