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  1. cowards

    Cowardice is a trait wherein excessive fear prevents an individual from taking a risk or facing danger. It is the opposite of courage. As a label, "cowardice" indicates a failure of character in the face of a challenge. One who succumbs to cowardice is known as a coward.As the opposite of bravery, which many historical and current human societies reward, cowardice is seen as a character flaw that is detrimental to society and thus the failure to face one's fear is often stigmatized and/or punished.

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  1. Cowards

    Cowards are a British four-man comedy act, composed of Tim Key, Stefan Golaszewski, Tom Basden and Lloyd Woolf.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cowards in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cowards in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of cowards in a Sentence

  1. Charles de LEUSSE:

    Cowards excuse themselves by the children. Heroes excuse the children. (Les lâches s'excusent par les enfants. - Les héros excusent les enfants.)

  2. Elijah Musyoka:

    You know, life has to go on. If we don't go back or we give up, then these people they will think we are weak or cowards, we have to show them we have courage.

  3. Thucydides:

    A nation that draws too broad a difference between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools.

  4. Mayor Michael Nutter:

    Two cowards came upon him, firing at him, he fought them valiantly until he could fight no more.

  5. William Shakespeare, "Julius Caesar", Act 2 scene 2:

    Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come.

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