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cowardice [ˈkaʊədɪs, Am ˈkaʊɚ-] N no pl

cowardice

тру́сость f

cowardice

малоду́шие nt

Usage examples with cowardice

to have a streak of cowardice

проявля́ть малоду́шие

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Therefore, evil is the absence of these characteristics, leading to selfishness, cowardice and similar. en.wikipedia.org

He was arrested, court-martialled and charged with cowardice. en.wikipedia.org

Morale by now had plummeted, and the men were enraged at the cowardice of their commander. en.wikipedia.org

It will never be known what acts of cowardice have been committed for fear of not looking sufficiently progressive. en.wikipedia.org

Survivors blamed colonial leaders for the attacks' successes, accusing them of incompetence, cowardice, and corruption. en.wikipedia.org

In militaries around the world courts-martial have imposed death sentences for offenses such as cowardice, desertion, insubordination, and mutiny. en.wikipedia.org

He orchestrated the first case against me out of greed and the second out of cowardice. en.wikipedia.org

As a label, cowardice indicates a failure of character in the face of a challenge. en.wikipedia.org

No one had ever told me that one consequence of dehydration is cowardice in its most abject form. en.wikipedia.org

Despite his perceived cowardice, he has a deadly streak. en.wikipedia.org

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