-də̇s sometimes -ˌdīs noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English cowardise, from Old French coardise, cuardise, from coart, cuart coward + -ise -ice
: the quality of a coward : ignoble timidity : fainthearted lack of courage ; also : lack of resolution in the face of hostile sentiments of others
the mean between foolhardiness and cowardice — G.L.Dickinson
to abandon that logic was to abandon clearness of mind: it was mental cowardice — F.M.Ford