chickening
Losing your nerve
Chickening is backing out of something due to fear or timidity.
The word comes from chicken used as an adjective meaning cowardly: I was going to ask her out but I chickened out at the last second.
Almost always appears as chickening out.
cowardice
Withdrawing from a commitment
- wimping outAbandoning due to fear
- getting cold feetLosing nerve before commitment
- retreatingMoving back from advance
- withdrawingRemoving or pulling away
losing nerve · balking · hesitating · faltering · shrinking · quailing · flinching · caving
backing out
Withdrawing from a commitment
- wimping outAbandoning due to fear
- getting cold feetLosing nerve before commitment
- retreatingMoving back from advance
losing nerve · withdrawing · balking · hesitating · faltering · shrinking · quailing · flinching · caving · surrendering
courage/cowardice
chickeningbraving
Facing with courage
daring · facing · confronting · manning up · stepping up
commitment/follow-through
chickeningfollowing through
Completing what was started
committing · sticking with it · persevering · executing · delivering
- chickening outWithdrawing from cowardice