recreancy

/rɪˈkriːənsi/
noun
  1. The state or quality of being cowardly or unfaithful to a duty or cause.
    • His recreancy was evident when he fled the battlefield.
    • She could not tolerate any hint of recreancy in her team.
    • The leader's recreancy shocked those who had trusted him.
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