Pusillanimity

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pusillanimity \Pu`sil*la*nim"i*ty\, n. [L. pusillanimitas: cf.
     F. pusillanimit['e].]
     The quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit;
     cowardliness.
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           The badge of pusillanimity and cowardice. --Shak.
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           It is obvious to distinguished between an act of . . .
           pusillanimity and an act of great modesty or humility.
                                                    --South.
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     Syn: Cowardliness; cowardice; fear; timidity.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pusillanimity
       n : contemptible fearfulness [syn: {pusillanimousness}]