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Squeamishness

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Noun

1. qualm, queasiness, squeamishness

a mild state of nausea

2. squeamishness

the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked

Example Sentences:
'the program was withdrawn because of the squeamishness of some viewers'
'he refused to allow squeamishness to deter him from his duty'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Squeamishness

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adjective
1. 
easily sickened or nauseated, as by the sight of blood
2. 
easily shocked; fastidious or prudish
3. 
easily frightened
squeamish about spiders

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Squeamishness

see synonyms of squeamishness
adjective
1. 
having a digestive system that is easily upset; easily nauseated; queasy
2. 
easily shocked or offended; prudish
3. 
excessively fastidious; oversensitive

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Squeamishness

see synonyms of squeamishness
adj.
1.
a. Easily nauseated or sickened.
b. Nauseated.
2. Easily shocked or disgusted.
3. Excessively fastidious or scrupulous.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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