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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries겁쟁이
Pronunciation / Transliteration: geobjaengi
"그는 친구를 지키지 못한 것에 대해 겁쟁이처럼 느꼈다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A weak or ineffectual person.
"He felt like a wimp for not standing up to the bully." - 2
Someone who is timid or lacks confidence.
"Don't be such a wimp; just go and ask her out!"
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'wimp' is believed to have originated in the 1960s, possibly as a variant of 'wimpish,' which itself may derive from the earlier term 'wimp,' meaning a weak or ineffectual person. The exact etymology is uncertain, but it reflects a shift in usage towards describing someone lacking in strength or assertiveness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wimp" is said worldwide
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lâche
Transliteration: lâche
"Il se sentait comme un lâche pour ne pas avoir défendu son ami."
Feigling
Transliteration: Feigling
"Er fühlte sich wie ein Feigling, weil er nicht für sich selbst eingestanden ist."
vigliacco
Transliteration: vigliacco
"Si sentiva un vigliacco per non aver affrontato la situazione."
cobarde
Transliteration: cobarde
"Se sintió como un cobarde por no defender a su amigo."
covarde
Transliteration: covarde
"Ele se sentiu um covarde por não ter falado."
कायर
Transliteration: kayar
"वह अपने दोस्त का बचाव न करने के लिए कायर महसूस कर रहा था।"
懦夫
Transliteration: nuòfū
"他因为没有为朋友辩护而感到自己是个懦夫。"
겁쟁이
Transliteration: geobjaengi
"그는 친구를 지키지 못한 것에 대해 겁쟁이처럼 느꼈다."
臆病者
Transliteration: okubyōsha
"彼は友達を守らなかったことで臆病者だと感じた。"
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