squeamish
playSimple Definition of squeamish
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: afraid to deal with or do things that might hurt or offend people
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: having an unpleasantly nervous or doubtful feeling
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: easily shocked, offended, or disgusted by unpleasant things
Examples of squeamish in a sentence
I used to be squeamish about eating raw fish.
I'm too squeamish to watch horror movies.
Origin of squeamish
Middle English squaymisch, modification of Anglo-French escoymous
First Known Use: 15th century
Rhymes with squeamish
SQUEAMISH Defined for Kids
squeamish
playDefinition of squeamish for Students
: hesitant because of shock or disgust <I'm squeamish about giving blood.>
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