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squeamishness
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squeamishness — index reluctance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
squeamishness — noun 1. a mild state of nausea • Syn: ↑queasiness, ↑qualm • Derivationally related forms: ↑squeamish, ↑queasy (for: ↑queasiness) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
squeamishness — squeamish ► ADJECTIVE 1) easily nauseated or disgusted. 2) having fastidious moral views. DERIVATIVES squeamishly adverb squeamishness noun. ORIGIN Old French escoymos … English terms dictionary
Squeamishness — Squeamish Squeam ish (skw[=e]m [i^]sh), a. [OE. squaimous, sweymous, probably from OE. sweem, swem, dizziness, a swimming in the head; cf. Icel. sveimr a bustle, a stir, Norw. sveim a hovering about, a sickness that comes upon one, Icel. svimi a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squeamishness — See squeamishly. * * * … Universalium
squeamishness — noun The quality of being squeamish … Wiktionary
squeamishness — squeam·ish·ness || skwɪËmɪʃnɪs n. prudishness, primness; fastidiousness; quality of being easily disgusted or nauseated … English contemporary dictionary
squeamishness — squea·mish·ness … English syllables
squeamishness — See: squeamish … English dictionary
squeamish — [[t]skwi͟ːmɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you are squeamish, you are easily upset by unpleasant sights or situations. I m terribly squeamish. I can t bear gory films... I am not squeamish about blood. Derived words: squeamishness N UNCOUNT … English dictionary
