What is the Latin word for pusillanimity?

The usual Latin words for “pusillanimity” are īnfrāctiō, imbēcillitās, dēmittō; also frangō, imbēcillus, contractiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“pusillanimity” in Latin

īnfrāctiōbreaking to pieces; weakening imbēcillitāsweakness, feebleness; powerlessness, helplessness; illness dēmittōto send or bring down, cause to hang or fall down; drop, flow, shed, sag, let fall; to sink, lower, put down; to cast do frangōto break, shatter; to break, shatter (a promise, a treaty, someone's ideas (dreams, projects), someone's spirit); to bre imbēcillusweak, feeble; cowardly contractiōa contraction, drawing together; abridgment, shortening; dejection, despondency

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

pusillanimity

animi demissio or (stronger) infractio; animi contractio, imbecillitas; animus parvus, demissus, fractus, imbecillus (Cic.); also, simply contractio (Cic.).

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What is the Latin word for pusillanimity?: The usual Latin words for “pusillanimity” are īnfrāctiō, imbēcillitās, dēmittō; also frangō, imbēcillus, contractiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.