Cowardice

Cowardice is lack of resolve, fortitude, or bravery. A coward is typically seen as being intrinsically weak. Cowardice is not the same as fear, a lack of fear is not bravery it is stupidity, a coward simply does not know how to deal with their fear like a whole, complete, regular adult person. As a result of their inability to deal with challenging situations a variety of coping mechanisms. A coward will typically show a lot of false courage, and braggadocio, but when confronted will respond first with dishonesty, and then slink away. A coward will often invent excuses for avoiding conflict, a wide open schedule will suddenly become full, an acceptable medium for communication will suddenly become unacceptable, an acceptable opponent will become untouchable for some minor reason.

See also

• Atheism and cowardice