Ignoble lack of courage

• yellow streak

  1. a tendency to be cowardly, craven, etc.

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  1. a tendency to be cowardly, craven, etc.

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• yellowness

  1. The state or quality of being yellow.

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  1. The state or quality of being yellow.

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• gutlessness

  1. The state or condition of being gutless; cowardice.

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  1. The state or condition of being gutless; cowardice.

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• unmanliness

  1. The property of being unmanly; sissiness; womanliness.

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  1. The property of being unmanly; sissiness; womanliness.

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• pusillanimity

  1. The state or quality of being pusillanimous; cowardice.

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  1. The state or quality of being pusillanimous; cowardice.

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• faint-heartedness

  1. The quality or state of being fainthearted.

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  1. The quality or state of being fainthearted.

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• dastardliness

  1. The state or quality of being dastardly.

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  1. The state or quality of being dastardly.

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• cravenness

  1. The state of being craven

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  1. The state of being craven

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• cowardliness

  1. The characteristic of being cowardly.
  2. A cowardly action.

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  1. The characteristic of being cowardly.
  2. A cowardly action.

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• cowardice

  1. Ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain.

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  1. Ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain.

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• chickenheartedness

  1. Alternative form of chicken-heartedness.

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  1. Alternative form of chicken-heartedness.

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Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger

• cold feet

  1. Fearfulness or timidity preventing the completion of a course of action.

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  1. Fearfulness or timidity preventing the completion of a course of action.

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• trepidation

  1. A state of alarm or dread; apprehension.
  2. An involuntary trembling or quivering.

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  1. A state of alarm or dread; apprehension.
  2. An involuntary trembling or quivering.

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• terror

  1. Intense, overpowering fear.
  2. One that instills intense fear:
  3. The ability to instill intense fear:

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  1. Intense, overpowering fear.
  2. One that instills intense fear:
  3. The ability to instill intense fear:

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• panic

  1. A sudden, overpowering feeling of fear, often affecting many people at once.
  2. A state of extreme anxiety, such as that involved in a panic attack.
  3. A state of frantic activity, usually accompanied by extreme concern or anxiety:

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  1. A sudden, overpowering feeling of fear, often affecting many people at once.
  2. A state of extreme anxiety, such as that involved in a panic attack.
  3. A state of frantic activity, usually accompanied by extreme concern or anxiety:

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• horror

  1. An intense, painful feeling of repugnance and fear.
  2. A state or condition marked by this feeling:
  3. An intense dislike or abhorrence:

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  1. An intense, painful feeling of repugnance and fear.
  2. A state or condition marked by this feeling:
  3. An intense dislike or abhorrence:

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• fright

  1. Sudden intense fear, as of something immediately threatening.
  2. Something extremely unsightly, alarming, or strange:
  3. To frighten.

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  1. Sudden intense fear, as of something immediately threatening.
  2. Something extremely unsightly, alarming, or strange:
  3. To frighten.

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• fearfulness

  1. The quality of being fearful

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  1. The quality of being fearful

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• fear

  1. A very unpleasant or disturbing feeling caused by the presence or imminence of danger:
  2. A state or condition marked by this feeling:
  3. A feeling of disquiet or apprehension:

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  1. A very unpleasant or disturbing feeling caused by the presence or imminence of danger:
  2. A state or condition marked by this feeling:
  3. A feeling of disquiet or apprehension:

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• dread

  1. To be in terror of; fear intensely:
  2. To anticipate with alarm, distaste, or reluctance:
  3. To hold in awe or reverence.

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  1. To be in terror of; fear intensely:
  2. To anticipate with alarm, distaste, or reluctance:
  3. To hold in awe or reverence.

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• apprehension

  1. Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread.
  2. The act of seizing or capturing; arrest.
  3. The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding.

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  1. Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread.
  2. The act of seizing or capturing; arrest.
  3. The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding.

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• alarm

  1. Sudden fear or concern caused by the realization of danger or an impending setback.
  2. A warning of existing or approaching danger:
  3. A device that is used to warn of danger by means of a sound or signal:

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  1. Sudden fear or concern caused by the realization of danger or an impending setback.
  2. A warning of existing or approaching danger:
  3. A device that is used to warn of danger by means of a sound or signal:

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• affright

  1. To arouse fear in; terrify:
  2. Great fear; terror.
  3. A cause of terror.

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  1. To arouse fear in; terrify:
  2. Great fear; terror.
  3. A cause of terror.

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A feeling or spell of dismally low spirits

• unhappiness

  1. The feeling of not being happy

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  1. The feeling of not being happy

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• sadness

  1. (uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
  2. (countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.

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  1. (uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
  2. (countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.

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• mournfulness

  1. The property of being mournful.

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  1. The property of being mournful.

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• mope

  1. To think gloomily and persistently about something; be dejected.
  2. To move in a listless or aimless manner, especially from being sad or depressed:
  3. A person given to gloomy or dejected moods.

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  1. To think gloomily and persistently about something; be dejected.
  2. To move in a listless or aimless manner, especially from being sad or depressed:
  3. A person given to gloomy or dejected moods.

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• melancholy

  1. Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom.
  2. Pensive reflection or contemplation.
  3. Black bile.

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  1. Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom.
  2. Pensive reflection or contemplation.
  3. Black bile.

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• heavy-heartedness

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• glumness

  1. The emotion of being glum.

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  1. The emotion of being glum.

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• gloom

  1. Partial or total darkness; dimness:
  2. A partially or totally dark place, area, or location.
  3. An atmosphere of melancholy or depression:

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  1. Partial or total darkness; dimness:
  2. A partially or totally dark place, area, or location.
  3. An atmosphere of melancholy or depression:

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• dysphoria

  1. An emotional state characterized by anxiety, depression, or unease.

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  1. An emotional state characterized by anxiety, depression, or unease.

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• dumps

  1. A gloomy, melancholy state of mind; depression. Often used with the :

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  1. A gloomy, melancholy state of mind; depression. Often used with the :

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• downheartedness

  1. The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.

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  1. The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.

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• dolefulness

  1. The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.

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  1. The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.

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• doldrums

  1. A period of stagnation or slump.
  2. A period of depression or unhappy listlessness.
  3. A region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls.

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  1. A period of stagnation or slump.
  2. A period of depression or unhappy listlessness.
  3. A region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls.

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• despondency

  1. Depression of spirits from loss of hope, confidence, or courage; dejection.

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  1. Depression of spirits from loss of hope, confidence, or courage; dejection.

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• despondence

  1. Despondency.

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  1. Despondency.

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• depression

  1. The act of depressing.
  2. The condition of being depressed.
  3. An area that is sunk below its surroundings; a hollow.

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  1. The act of depressing.
  2. The condition of being depressed.
  3. An area that is sunk below its surroundings; a hollow.

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• dejection

  1. The state of being dejected; low spirits.
  2. Evacuation of the intestinal tract; defecation.

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  1. The state of being dejected; low spirits.
  2. Evacuation of the intestinal tract; defecation.

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• blues

  1. A state of depression or melancholy. Often used with the.
  2. A style of music that evolved from southern African-American secular songs and is usually distinguished by a strong 4/4 rhythm, flatted thirds and sevenths, a 12-bar structure, and lyrics in a three-line stanza in which the second line repeats the first:

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  1. A state of depression or melancholy. Often used with the.
  2. A style of music that evolved from southern African-American secular songs and is usually distinguished by a strong 4/4 rhythm, flatted thirds and sevenths, a 12-bar structure, and lyrics in a three-line stanza in which the second line repeats the first:

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An ignoble, uncourageous person

• yellow-belly

  1. a contemptible coward

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  1. a contemptible coward

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• chicken

  1. A common domesticated fowl (Gallus domesticus) widely raised for meat and eggs and believed to be descended from the jungle fowl G. gallus.
  2. Any of various similar or related birds.
  3. The flesh of the chicken, used as food.

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  1. A common domesticated fowl (Gallus domesticus) widely raised for meat and eggs and believed to be descended from the jungle fowl G. gallus.
  2. Any of various similar or related birds.
  3. The flesh of the chicken, used as food.

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• poltroon

  1. An utter coward.

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  1. An utter coward.

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• dastard

  1. A sneaking, malicious coward.

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  1. A sneaking, malicious coward.

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• craven

  1. Characterized by abject fear; cowardly.
  2. A coward.

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  1. Characterized by abject fear; cowardly.
  2. A coward.

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• coward

  1. One who shows ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain.

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  1. One who shows ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain.

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Fear

• panic

  1. A sudden, overpowering feeling of fear, often affecting many people at once.
  2. A state of extreme anxiety, such as that involved in a panic attack.
  3. A state of frantic activity, usually accompanied by extreme concern or anxiety:

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  1. A sudden, overpowering feeling of fear, often affecting many people at once.
  2. A state of extreme anxiety, such as that involved in a panic attack.
  3. A state of frantic activity, usually accompanied by extreme concern or anxiety:

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• alarm

  1. Sudden fear or concern caused by the realization of danger or an impending setback.
  2. A warning of existing or approaching danger:
  3. A device that is used to warn of danger by means of a sound or signal:

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  1. Sudden fear or concern caused by the realization of danger or an impending setback.
  2. A warning of existing or approaching danger:
  3. A device that is used to warn of danger by means of a sound or signal:

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• fright

  1. Sudden intense fear, as of something immediately threatening.
  2. Something extremely unsightly, alarming, or strange:
  3. To frighten.

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  1. Sudden intense fear, as of something immediately threatening.
  2. Something extremely unsightly, alarming, or strange:
  3. To frighten.

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Depression

• blue-funk

  1. nervous depression

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  1. nervous depression

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• dejection

  1. The state of being dejected; low spirits.
  2. Evacuation of the intestinal tract; defecation.

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  1. The state of being dejected; low spirits.
  2. Evacuation of the intestinal tract; defecation.

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• despondency

  1. Depression of spirits from loss of hope, confidence, or courage; dejection.

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  1. Depression of spirits from loss of hope, confidence, or courage; dejection.

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• gloom

  1. Partial or total darkness; dimness:
  2. A partially or totally dark place, area, or location.
  3. An atmosphere of melancholy or depression:

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  1. Partial or total darkness; dimness:
  2. A partially or totally dark place, area, or location.
  3. An atmosphere of melancholy or depression:

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