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Word - rootword - affixes
matalaw - talaw - ma-~
ma.ta.law. - 3 syllables

ma- = matalaw
matalaw

matalaw : cowardly (adj.)
talaw [tá.law.] : chicken out (v.); cop out (v.); frighten (v.)

Derivatives of talaw


Glosses:
cowardly
adj. 1. cowardly, fearfullacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted.; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"
~ afraidfilled with fear or apprehension.; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"
~ timidshowing fear and lack of confidence.
~ caitiffdespicably mean and cowardly.
~ chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow-bellied, yelloweasily frightened.
~ craven, recreantlacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful.; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"
~ dastard, dastardlydespicably cowardly.; "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"
~ faint-hearted, fainthearted, timid, faintlacking conviction or boldness or courage.; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
~ funkyin a state of cowardly fright.
~ poltrooncharacterized by complete cowardliness.
~ poor-spirited, pusillanimous, unmanlylacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful.
~ ignoblecompletely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose.; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"
cop out
v. (cognition)1. cop out, opt outchoose not to do something, as out of fear of failing.; "She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider"
~ opt, choose, preferselect as an alternative over another.; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
frighten
v. (emotion)1. affright, fright, frighten, scarecause fear in.; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
~ blufffrighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is.
~ stimulate, shake up, stir, excite, shakestir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
~ aweinspire awe in.; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"
~ dread, fearbe afraid or scared of; be frightened of.; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"
~ terrify, terrorise, terrorizefill with terror; frighten greatly.
~ intimidatemake timid or fearful.; "Her boss intimidates her"
~ alarm, horrify, appal, appall, dismayfill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised.; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
~ consternatefill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion.; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"
~ spookfrighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action.; "The noise spooked the horse"
v. (emotion)2. frightendrive out by frightening.
~ chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn backforce to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings.; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"