As nouns the difference between cowardice and patsy
is that cowardice is lack of courage while patsy is (informal|derogatory) a person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.
cowardice
Noun
Lack of courage.
Synonyms
* cowardliness
Related terms
* coward
* cowardly
patsy
English
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.
A diminutive of the male given name Patrick.