Meaning of 怖じ気 in Japanese

Definition of 怖じ気

おじけ(ojike) 【怖じ気 ·怖じけ】

おじけづく(ojikezuku) · おじけつく(ojiketsuku) 【怖気づく ·怖じ気づく ·怖気付く ·怖じ気付く】

(v5k, vi) to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to have the wind up

おぞけだつ(ozokedatsu) · おじけだつ(ojikedatsu) · こわけたつ(kowaketatsu) 【怖気立つ ·おぞけ立つ ·怖じ気立つ】

(v5t, vi) to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation; to shake with fright; to yield to terror

いよいよという時いよいよというときになって彼かれは怖じ気付いた。

His nerve failed him at the last moment.