" poltroonery "

1: a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger;

  * e.g., " ... decried the poltroonery of those politicians who caved into pressure from the special interests "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cowardice,

•  cowardliness,

•  cravenness,

•  dastardliness,

•  gutlessness,

•  pusillanimity,

•  spinelessness

•  Antonyms : 

•  bravery,

•  courage,

•  courageousness,

•  daring,

•  dauntlessness,

•  doughtiness,

•  fearlessness,

•  gallantry,

•  greatheartedness,

•  guts,

•  hardihood,

•  heart,

•  heroism,

•  intrepidity,

•  intrepidness,

•  nerve,

•  stoutness,

•  valiance,

•  valor,

•  virtue