coward
/ˈkaʊəd/noun
उच्चारण कावड
कायर, डरपोक
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[C] disapproving
a person who is not brave or who does not have the courage to do things that other people do not think are especially difficult
कायर, डरपोक
- He called me a coward for refusing to jump.
- Only a coward would hit a child.
- He felt like a coward for not speaking up in the meeting.
+ 3 more examples
- Don't be a coward; tell the teacher what really happened.
- The soldier was no coward and fought to the end.
- Only a coward runs away from his own mistakes.
Synonyms weakling chicken poltroon craven scaredy-cat
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a coward (countable noun)
Coward is a countable noun and always needs an article or plural form when it names a person.
'Coward' गणनीय संज्ञा है और व्यक्ति के लिए इसके साथ article या बहुवचन रूप आवश्यक है।
- He was called a coward for running away.
- Cowards die many times before their death.
coward vs cowardly
Coward is a noun for the person; cowardly is the adjective for the person or the act.
'Coward' व्यक्ति के लिए संज्ञा है; 'cowardly' व्यक्ति या कार्य के लिए adjective है।
- He is a coward.
- It was a cowardly act.
play the coward / be a coward about sth
Play the coward means to act in a frightened way; be a coward about shows what you fear.
'Play the coward' का अर्थ डरपोक की तरह व्यवहार करना है; 'be a coward about' से डर का कारण बताया जाता है।
- Do not play the coward at the last moment.
- She is a coward about heights.
coward + of/in (moral)
A moral coward avoids doing the right thing because of fear; the word moral is placed before coward.
'Moral coward' वह है जो डर के कारण सही काम से बचता है; 'moral' शब्द 'coward' से पहले आता है।
- Staying silent about the cheating made him a moral coward.
+Collocations 4
adjective + coward
moralabsolutedownrightcontemptiblemiserable
- The officer was a moral coward who never spoke the truth.
verb + coward
call sblabel sbprove aact like abe branded a
- He refused to be called a coward.
coward + phrases
a coward's way outshow yourself a cowardcoward at heartno coward
- Running away is a coward's way out.
related words
cowardicecowardlycowardlinesscowed
- His cowardice shamed his family.
“More examples 5
- Only a coward would hit someone who cannot fight back.
केवल कायर ही उस पर हाथ उठाएगा जो पलटवार नहीं कर सकता।
- The soldier was no coward; he stood his ground under heavy fire.
वह सैनिक कायर नहीं था; भारी गोलीबारी में भी डटा रहा।
- Radhika called herself a coward for not speaking up in class.
कक्षा में न बोल पाने के कारण राधिका ने स्वयं को कायर कहा।
- He is a coward when it comes to going to the dentist.
दाँतों के डॉक्टर के पास जाने की बात आती है तो वह डरपोक बन जाता है।
- The attackers fled like cowards after the first shot.
हमलावर पहली गोली के बाद कायरों की तरह भाग गए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is coward and always runs away.
✓ He is a coward and always runs away.
Coward is a countable singular noun and needs the article a.
'Coward' एकवचन गणनीय संज्ञा है और इसके साथ article 'a' चाहिए।
✗ It was a coward act to leave the child alone.
✓ It was a cowardly act to leave the child alone.
Before act, use the adjective cowardly, not the noun coward.
'Act' से पहले adjective 'cowardly' आता है, संज्ञा 'coward' नहीं।
✗ Cowards dies many times before their deaths.
✓ Cowards die many times before their deaths.
The plural subject cowards takes a plural verb.
बहुवचन कर्ता 'cowards' के साथ बहुवचन verb 'die' आती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Coward is the person; the words cowardly, timid and fearful describe different degrees of fear.
'Coward' व्यक्ति है; 'cowardly', 'timid' और 'fearful' भय की अलग मात्राएँ बताते हैं।
A person who lacks courage when faced with danger or difficulty, and is shamed for it.
वह व्यक्ति जो ख़तरे या कठिनाई में साहस खो देता है और उसके लिए निंदित होता है।
- He was a coward in battle.
Shy and easily frightened by nature; a gentle word without blame.
स्वभाव से शर्मीला और जल्दी डरने वाला; बिना दोष के भाव का कोमल शब्द।
- The timid boy hid behind his mother.
Feeling afraid or worried about something that may happen.
किसी संभावित बात के बारे में डरा या चिंतित होना।
- She was fearful of the exam result.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
cow·ard
?Which word?
Do not confuse coward with cower (to crouch in fear).
Coward को cower (डर से दुबकना) से भ्रमित न करें।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once' (Shakespeare, Julius Caesar).
उक्ति 'Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once' (Shakespeare, Julius Caesar)।