pusillanimity
noun
[ ˌpjuːsɪləˈnɪmɪti ]
• lack of courage or determination; timidity.
• "the pusillanimity of his answer surprised me"
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin pusillanimitas, from pusillanimis (translating Greek oligopsukhos ), from pusillus ‘very small’ + animus ‘mind’, + -ity.
