recreant.

1. Failing in courage, especially when courage or duty is expected.

2. Disloyal or failing an allegiance or duty.

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Words that belong together

• recreant conduct

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The knight condemned his recreant conduct.

A recreant refusal ended the challenge.

Usage notes

Primary category: fear. Forms: Comparative more recreant; superlative most recreant where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.