pusillanimity:

cowardliness

pusillanimity:

cowardliness

(Noun)

Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  When Ravana rejected his advice, Vibhishana decided that staying silent while his brother led the kingdom to destruction would be pusillanimity unworthy of a responsible member of the royalty.

Mahabharata:  When most of the leaders in the Kuru assembly remained silent while Draupadi was being disrobed, they exhibited a pusillanimity that was shocking and scandalous.

Bhagavad-gita:  Krishna warned Arjuna that if he retreated from the war, people would see his actions as evidence of his pusillanimity, not his magnanimity.