faint-heartedness


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faint-heart·ed

(fānt′här′tĭd)
adj.
Deficient in conviction or courage; timid.
faint′-heart′ed·ly adv.
faint′-heart′ed·ness n.
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faint-heartedness

or

faintheartedness

n
lack of courage
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faint-heartedness

noun
Ignoble lack of courage:
chickenheartedness, cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, funk, pusillanimity, unmanliness.
Slang: gutlessness, yellowness, yellow streak.
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faint-heartedness

n → Zaghaftigkeit f
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