copout

Definition of Copout in English :

1. copout

a failure to face some difficulty squarely

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Copout

verb

1. (intr, adverb)

to fail to assume responsibility or to commit oneself

noun cop-out

2.

an instance of avoiding responsibility or commitment

3.

a person who acts in this way

noun

informal

an instance of avoiding a commitment or responsibility

To decline to vote is a cop-out.

The film's ending is an unsatisfactory cop-out.

1.

to confess to the police, often implicating another

2.

a.

to go back (on a promise, commitment, etc.); back down; renege

b.

to give up; quit; surrender

noun

Slang

the act or an instance of copping out, as by confessing, reneging, quitting, etc.

n.
Slang

1. A failure to fulfill a commitment or responsibility or to face a difficulty squarely.

2. A person who fails to fulfill a commitment or responsibility.

3. An excuse for inaction or evasion.