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wimp

/wɪmp/noun

उच्चारण विम्प

डरपोक, कमज़ोर व्यक्ति, बुज़दिल

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C] informal, disapproving

    a person who is not strong, brave or confident

    डरपोक, कमज़ोर व्यक्ति, बुज़दिल

    • Don't be such a wimp; the water isn't that cold!
    • He was too much of a wimp to complain to the manager.

    Synonyms coward weakling softie

→Phrasal verbs 1

wimp out (of sth)

to not do something that you intended to do because you are too frightened or not confident enough

डरकर (किसी काम से) पीछे हट जाना

  • He wimped out of the bungee jump at the last minute.
  • I was going to ask her, but I wimped out.
◇Word family
wimpy adjective