pusillanimity

noun

pu·sil·la·nim·i·ty | \ ˌpyü-sə-lə-ˈni-mə-tē also ˌpyü-zə-

Definition of pusillanimity

: the quality or state of being pusillanimous : cowardliness

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the pusillanimity shown by the press on this issue after the administration began applying pressure

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Hollywood has a history of pusillanimity, of wavering and waffling, of promising all sorts of things and then back-peddling as soon as the going gets tough. — Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, "Hollywood Must Pull Out of Georgia," 7 June 2019 Normally Mr Glasenberg would not tolerate such pusillanimity. — The Economist, "Glencore faces a DoJ probe stretching from Africa to the Americas," 5 July 2018

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