臆病者|おくびょうものokubyoumono[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncoward; wimp
   「実じつを言ゆうと、俺おれ、高所こうしょ恐怖症きょうふしょうなんだ」「臆病おくびょう者しゃっ！」↗

   "To tell you the truth, I am scared of heights." "You are a coward!"

• Synonym弱虫よわむしCasualColloquial and contemptuous; often used among children. A scaredy-cat who is timid and spineless.
• Synonym意気地なしいくじなしCasualColloquial. A spineless person with no backbone; a harsher insult than 「臆病者」, stressing lack of guts rather than fear itself.
• Synonym腰抜けこしぬけCasualA curse word for a coward whose legs give way from fear; stresses backing down when trouble comes, as in 「この腰抜けめ」.
• Synonym弱みそよわみそCasualColloquial and rare; a contemptuous word for a weakling, mostly used among children.
• Synonym小心者しょうしんものNeutralNeutral. A timid person who shrinks from things; milder in tone than 「臆病者」.
• Synonym懦夫だふWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare; a coward. In everyday speech, say 「臆病者」.
• Related恐がりこわがりNeutralNeutral. Someone easily frightened by small things, such as ghosts or the dark; milder than 「臆病者」.
• Antonym勇敢者NeutralAntonym: a brave person, the opposite of the timid, fearful 「臆病者」.
• Antonym豪胆者NeutralAntonym: a bold, daring person, the opposite of the timid, shrinking 「臆病者」.

For a coward, 「臆病者」 is the default word. For colloquial name-calling use 「弱虫」 or 「意気地なし」; 「腰抜け」 is a harsher curse. 「怖がり」 fits someone scared of ghosts or the dark, and 「小心者」 is a milder label. 「懦夫」 belongs to written prose and 「弱みそ」 is rare. Antonyms: 「勇敢者」, 「豪胆者」.

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1. 何なんをするにも臆病おくびょうな性格せいかくの者もの。