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弱虫 — meaning in English

yowamushi

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English meaning

  • coward noun A person who lacks courage, especially someone who avoids danger or difficulty out of fear.
  • sissy noun (informal, derogatory) A timid or cowardly person, especially a man or boy seen as insufficiently masculine.
  • weakling noun A physically frail or sickly person.
  • wimp noun Someone seen as weak, timid, or lacking backbone.

Senses

弱虫 is used for these senses in English:

  • coward A person who lacks courage.
  • sissy (sometimes, derogatory, colloquial) A timid, unassertive or cowardly person.
  • weakling (figuratively) A person of weak character, lacking in courage and/or moral strength.
  • wimp (chiefly, derogatory, slang) Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.

sissy — full definition

  1. noun (informal, derogatory) A timid or cowardly person, especially a man or boy seen as insufficiently masculine.
  2. adj Timid, cowardly, or excessively delicate.

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