畏缩

Traditional form:

畏縮

Pinyin (reading):

wèisuō

Definitions:

• to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil

Characters:

• 畏 - fear, dread, awe, reverence
• 缩 - to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation

Traditional characters:

• 畏 - fear, dread, awe, reverence
• 縮 - to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation