κακίζεσθαι
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also κακίζω): be unmanned, become demoralised, play the coward
