heroism
[noun]
Synonyms: bravery, courage, courageousness, fearlessness, gallantry, intrepidity, spirit, valour

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Antonyms: pusillanimity
Contrasted words: cowardice, spiritlessness, timidity, timorousness, weakness
Related Words: boldness, bravery, courage, doughtiness, fearlessness, intrepidity, spirit, chivalry, nobility

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English Thesaurus: courage, bravery, guts, herois

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her‧o‧is‧m /ˈherəʊɪzəm $ -roʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
very great courage Antonym : cowardice:
stories of heroism and self-sacrifice

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heroism
noun
ADJ. great, real, true
PHRASES an act of heroism

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courage the quality of being brave when you are facing a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you are very ill:
the courage of the soldiers
She showed great courage throughout her illness.
He finally plucked up the courage (=found the courage) to ask her for a date.
bravery courage in a dangerous or frightening situation, especially when you are fighting in a war:
He won a medal for bravery during the Iraq war.
guts informal the courage and determination to do something difficult or unpleasant:
It must have taken a lot of guts for him to say that.
heroism very great courage in a dangerous situation:
The President praised the heroism of the firefighters.

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