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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries臆病
Pronunciation / Transliteration: okubyou
"彼の臆病は仲間から批判された。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being cowardly; lack of bravery.
"His cowardice was evident when he refused to stand up for his friend." - 2
An act or instance of being cowardly.
"The soldier's cowardice during battle was criticized by his peers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'cowardice' originates from the Middle English 'cowardice', derived from the Old French 'coard', which in turn comes from the Latin 'cauda', meaning 'tail'. Historically, it referred to the idea of a person who would 'tuck their tail' in fear, evolving to denote a lack of bravery or courage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cowardice" is said worldwide
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lâcheté
Transliteration: lah-sheté
"Sa lâcheté a été critiquée par ses camarades."
Feigheit
Transliteration: faykhait
"Seine Feigheit wurde von seinen Freunden bemängelt."
codardia
Transliteration: ko-dar-dia
"La sua codardia è stata evidente durante il conflitto."
cobardía
Transliteration: ko-bar-día
"Su cobardía fue evidente cuando no defendió a su amigo."
covardia
Transliteration: ko-var-diya
"A covardia dele foi criticada por seus colegas."
कायरता
Transliteration: kāyartā
"उसकी कायरता को सभी ने निंदा की।"
懦弱
Transliteration: nuòruò
"他的懦弱在危机时刻显露无遗。"
겁쟁이
Transliteration: geobjaengi
"그의 겁쟁이는 친구들에게 비난받았다."
臆病
Transliteration: okubyou
"彼の臆病は仲間から批判された。"
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