as in fearfulness
a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger
decried the poltroonery of those politicians who caved into pressure from the special interests
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Noun
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Reid’s statement was striking for its sheer pusillanimity.—
Adam S. Posen,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2015 -
What a profile in pusillanimity.—
The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
23 May 2022
Noun
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Her mother found her daughter’s cowardice in the face of strangers a secret disgrace, but Constance also had a father who was happy with her and with their time together, and that likely had been her salvation.—
Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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That political cowardice paved the road for something far more brutal.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 May 2025
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“Poltroonery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poltroonery. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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