Definition of squeamish in English:

squeamish

adjective ˈskwiːmɪʃˈskwimɪʃ

1Easily made to feel sick or disgusted.
I've always been squeamish about bugs
Example sentencesExamples
- I am actually quite squeamish and don't like the sight of blood.
- There was also evidence before the jury that Adams was not a violent man and was squeamish at the sight of blood.
- I'm not squeamish, and it was fascinating to watch the incision and lifting out of the uterus, but when the puppies themselves were brought into the world, it was too much for me.
- Oddly, eating meat didn't make me feel squeamish or sick.
- ‘I'm never squeamish and I don't usually get upset when I see a body,’ she says.
- The squeamish and easily offended will find a lot to complain about, but what's new?
- They might get squeamish at the sight of blood or faint when thinking about it or are looking at it.
- Daddy has a Robert De Niro kind of understated menace and when you see him at work with his barber's blade, the effect is to make your internal organs shrink with squeamish empathy.
- I can only note that the English-language press is far more squeamish about publishing grisly images than their continental European cousins.
- But at least the liberal men should feel squeamish about it.
- Bear with me while I list them, and apologies to the squeamish.
- ‘It was very well made, but not for the squeamish,’ he said.
- State police machinery got a little squeamish.
- For those who are not squeamish, balut is a ripe duck egg containing a one-week-old chick, boiled in water for 10 to 15 minutes and then served as it is.
- Now I might just warn you girls, if you are squeamish and don't like the sight of men in the raw, then don't bother to check the link.
- The squeamish will be relieved to know that all surgery and injections are carried out while the aircraft are on the ground because the risk of turbulence is too high to perform operations in flight.
- If you're squeamish about insects, skip this story.
- Now I can tell you right here there was no pain involved, but if you're squeamish about things happening to eyes, then change channels right now…
- I didn't mind eating the meat at all, but at that age I was just a little bit too squeamish to join in enthusiastically gnawing away at the poor little bunny's bones.
- Most Africans have a very close relationship with the land, even the city people, who are squeamish about bugs and scared to death of gorillas.
Synonyms
easily nauseated, nervous
(be squeamish about), be put off by, cannot stand the sight of, … makes one feel sick
1. 1.1 Having fastidious moral views; scrupulous.
  she was not squeamish about using her social influence in support of her son
  Example sentencesExamples
  I oppose the death penalty, but not for Stephen's squeamish reasons that one innocent person in 100 might get hanged, My opposition is more visceral than that.
  Thomson accepts, however, that the British are still somewhat squeamish about the sight of the very rich being congratulated about doing good.
  ‘We'll have to think about transferring some suspects to our less squeamish allies,’ he says.
  Is there anyone else who is squeamish about this sort of public investigation into a nominee's personal religious beliefs?
  It's clear that if the regime thinks it can get away with murdering foreign journalists it won't be squeamish about dealing with its internal opposition.
  In particular, is the U.S. media too squeamish about running photos of dead and wounded soldiers?
  In short, they are not squeamish or unduly troubled by conscience when it comes to hurting us two-legged animals.
  While much of the population understandably gets squeamish at the idea of businesses making money out of the elderly and the disadvantaged, there is a market that has to be served.
  What interrogation tactics would make both the FBI and the CIA squeamish about their field officers' participation?
  Is it that the United States has grown more moral in the last 50 years - or, depending on your point of view, more squeamish?
  In their boasts, dissidents are lady-killers; in their writings, they are squeamish, priggish, and prudish.
  The battle we really are engaged in - and we are too squeamish to describe - is against a particular brand of fundamentalism.
  So it's strange, therefore, and not a little paranoid of the family to be squeamish about the book, because the only truly unflattering portrait painted here is that of its author.
  Synonyms
  scrupulous, principled, conscientious, fastidious, particular, punctilious, finicky, fussy, prissy, prudish, strait-laced, honourable, upright, upstanding, high-minded, righteous, right-minded, moral, ethical
  informal pernickety

Derivatives

squeamishly

adverb

You squeamishly go looking for a quiet spot behind a bush to do your thing.
Example sentencesExamples
- These creatures are not just squeamishly gross, but also a very real health threat.
- Woolf squeamishly refrains from explaining how the physical difficulties that would arise from this situation are surmounted.
- Look out for the man in the hotel lobby, lifting the baby squeamishly from his knee.
- Carl Zimmer describes in his squeamishly gripping book Parasite Rex how, eventually, the barnacle fills the entire carapace of the crab, which becomes, in effect, a zombie.

squeamishness

nounˈskwiːmɪʃnəsˈskwimɪʃnəs

By failing to make these distinctions (though you'll perhaps understand our squeamishness when it comes to these sorts of details), we've made the world seem like a much nastier and more dangerous place than it is.
Example sentencesExamples
- But beyond puritanical squeamishness - and the native instinct of all bureaucracies to create policies upon policies - employers have good reason to outlaw porn.
- Researcher Nathaniel Fried at Johns Hopkins Medical School in Balti said men should overcome their squeamishness and opt for a vasectomy - a far cheaper and safer operation than female sterilization.
- Yet underneath the seemingly rational arguments lay a primal and recurring squeamishness at the sight of blood, combined with a feeling of uneasiness in dealing with death, whoever's it may be.
- ‘I do not understand squeamishness about the use of gas,’ Churchill wrote.

Origin

Late Middle English: alteration of dialect squeamous, from Anglo-Norman French escoymos, of unknown origin.

Definition of squeamish in US English:

squeamish

adjectiveˈskwēmiSHˈskwimɪʃ

1(of a person) easily made to feel sick, faint, or disgusted, especially by unpleasant images, such as the sight of blood.
he was a bit squeamish at the sight of the giant needles
Example sentencesExamples
- Bear with me while I list them, and apologies to the squeamish.
- Now I might just warn you girls, if you are squeamish and don't like the sight of men in the raw, then don't bother to check the link.
- Most Africans have a very close relationship with the land, even the city people, who are squeamish about bugs and scared to death of gorillas.
- They might get squeamish at the sight of blood or faint when thinking about it or are looking at it.
- The squeamish will be relieved to know that all surgery and injections are carried out while the aircraft are on the ground because the risk of turbulence is too high to perform operations in flight.
- ‘It was very well made, but not for the squeamish,’ he said.
- State police machinery got a little squeamish.
- For those who are not squeamish, balut is a ripe duck egg containing a one-week-old chick, boiled in water for 10 to 15 minutes and then served as it is.
- I'm not squeamish, and it was fascinating to watch the incision and lifting out of the uterus, but when the puppies themselves were brought into the world, it was too much for me.
- Now I can tell you right here there was no pain involved, but if you're squeamish about things happening to eyes, then change channels right now…
- I didn't mind eating the meat at all, but at that age I was just a little bit too squeamish to join in enthusiastically gnawing away at the poor little bunny's bones.
- If you're squeamish about insects, skip this story.
- There was also evidence before the jury that Adams was not a violent man and was squeamish at the sight of blood.
- Daddy has a Robert De Niro kind of understated menace and when you see him at work with his barber's blade, the effect is to make your internal organs shrink with squeamish empathy.
- ‘I'm never squeamish and I don't usually get upset when I see a body,’ she says.
- The squeamish and easily offended will find a lot to complain about, but what's new?
- I can only note that the English-language press is far more squeamish about publishing grisly images than their continental European cousins.
- But at least the liberal men should feel squeamish about it.
- Oddly, eating meat didn't make me feel squeamish or sick.
- I am actually quite squeamish and don't like the sight of blood.
Synonyms
easily nauseated, nervous
1. 1.1 (of a person) having strong moral views; scrupulous.
  she was not squeamish about using her social influence in support of her son
  Example sentencesExamples
  In short, they are not squeamish or unduly troubled by conscience when it comes to hurting us two-legged animals.
  ‘We'll have to think about transferring some suspects to our less squeamish allies,’ he says.
  So it's strange, therefore, and not a little paranoid of the family to be squeamish about the book, because the only truly unflattering portrait painted here is that of its author.
  Is it that the United States has grown more moral in the last 50 years - or, depending on your point of view, more squeamish?
  The battle we really are engaged in - and we are too squeamish to describe - is against a particular brand of fundamentalism.
  I oppose the death penalty, but not for Stephen's squeamish reasons that one innocent person in 100 might get hanged, My opposition is more visceral than that.
  What interrogation tactics would make both the FBI and the CIA squeamish about their field officers' participation?
  It's clear that if the regime thinks it can get away with murdering foreign journalists it won't be squeamish about dealing with its internal opposition.
  Is there anyone else who is squeamish about this sort of public investigation into a nominee's personal religious beliefs?
  Thomson accepts, however, that the British are still somewhat squeamish about the sight of the very rich being congratulated about doing good.
  In their boasts, dissidents are lady-killers; in their writings, they are squeamish, priggish, and prudish.
  In particular, is the U.S. media too squeamish about running photos of dead and wounded soldiers?
  While much of the population understandably gets squeamish at the idea of businesses making money out of the elderly and the disadvantaged, there is a market that has to be served.
  Synonyms
  scrupulous, principled, conscientious, fastidious, particular, punctilious, finicky, fussy, prissy, prudish, strait-laced, honourable, upright, upstanding, high-minded, righteous, right-minded, moral, ethical

Origin

Late Middle English: alteration of dialect squeamous, from Anglo-Norman French escoymos, of unknown origin.

单词	squeamish
释义	Definition of squeamish in English: squeamish adjective ˈskwiːmɪʃˈskwimɪʃ 1Easily made to feel sick or disgusted. I've always been squeamish about bugs Example sentencesExamples I am actually quite squeamish and don't like the sight of blood. There was also evidence before the jury that Adams was not a violent man and was squeamish at the sight of blood. I'm not squeamish, and it was fascinating to watch the incision and lifting out of the uterus, but when the puppies themselves were brought into the world, it was too much for me. Oddly, eating meat didn't make me feel squeamish or sick. ‘I'm never squeamish and I don't usually get upset when I see a body,’ she says. The squeamish and easily offended will find a lot to complain about, but what's new? They might get squeamish at the sight of blood or faint when thinking about it or are looking at it. Daddy has a Robert De Niro kind of understated menace and when you see him at work with his barber's blade, the effect is to make your internal organs shrink with squeamish empathy. I can only note that the English-language press is far more squeamish about publishing grisly images than their continental European cousins. But at least the liberal men should feel squeamish about it. Bear with me while I list them, and apologies to the squeamish. ‘It was very well made, but not for the squeamish,’ he said. State police machinery got a little squeamish. For those who are not squeamish, balut is a ripe duck egg containing a one-week-old chick, boiled in water for 10 to 15 minutes and then served as it is. Now I might just warn you girls, if you are squeamish and don't like the sight of men in the raw, then don't bother to check the link. The squeamish will be relieved to know that all surgery and injections are carried out while the aircraft are on the ground because the risk of turbulence is too high to perform operations in flight. If you're squeamish about insects, skip this story. Now I can tell you right here there was no pain involved, but if you're squeamish about things happening to eyes, then change channels right now… I didn't mind eating the meat at all, but at that age I was just a little bit too squeamish to join in enthusiastically gnawing away at the poor little bunny's bones. Most Africans have a very close relationship with the land, even the city people, who are squeamish about bugs and scared to death of gorillas. Synonyms easily nauseated, nervous (be squeamish about), be put off by, cannot stand the sight of, … makes one feel sick 1.1 Having fastidious moral views; scrupulous. she was not squeamish about using her social influence in support of her son Example sentencesExamples I oppose the death penalty, but not for Stephen's squeamish reasons that one innocent person in 100 might get hanged, My opposition is more visceral than that. Thomson accepts, however, that the British are still somewhat squeamish about the sight of the very rich being congratulated about doing good. ‘We'll have to think about transferring some suspects to our less squeamish allies,’ he says. Is there anyone else who is squeamish about this sort of public investigation into a nominee's personal religious beliefs? It's clear that if the regime thinks it can get away with murdering foreign journalists it won't be squeamish about dealing with its internal opposition. In particular, is the U.S. media too squeamish about running photos of dead and wounded soldiers? In short, they are not squeamish or unduly troubled by conscience when it comes to hurting us two-legged animals. While much of the population understandably gets squeamish at the idea of businesses making money out of the elderly and the disadvantaged, there is a market that has to be served. What interrogation tactics would make both the FBI and the CIA squeamish about their field officers' participation? Is it that the United States has grown more moral in the last 50 years - or, depending on your point of view, more squeamish? In their boasts, dissidents are lady-killers; in their writings, they are squeamish, priggish, and prudish. The battle we really are engaged in - and we are too squeamish to describe - is against a particular brand of fundamentalism. So it's strange, therefore, and not a little paranoid of the family to be squeamish about the book, because the only truly unflattering portrait painted here is that of its author. Synonyms scrupulous, principled, conscientious, fastidious, particular, punctilious, finicky, fussy, prissy, prudish, strait-laced, honourable, upright, upstanding, high-minded, righteous, right-minded, moral, ethical informal pernickety Derivatives squeamishly adverb You squeamishly go looking for a quiet spot behind a bush to do your thing. Example sentencesExamples These creatures are not just squeamishly gross, but also a very real health threat. Woolf squeamishly refrains from explaining how the physical difficulties that would arise from this situation are surmounted. Look out for the man in the hotel lobby, lifting the baby squeamishly from his knee. Carl Zimmer describes in his squeamishly gripping book Parasite Rex how, eventually, the barnacle fills the entire carapace of the crab, which becomes, in effect, a zombie. squeamishness nounˈskwiːmɪʃnəsˈskwimɪʃnəs By failing to make these distinctions (though you'll perhaps understand our squeamishness when it comes to these sorts of details), we've made the world seem like a much nastier and more dangerous place than it is. Example sentencesExamples But beyond puritanical squeamishness - and the native instinct of all bureaucracies to create policies upon policies - employers have good reason to outlaw porn. Researcher Nathaniel Fried at Johns Hopkins Medical School in Balti said men should overcome their squeamishness and opt for a vasectomy - a far cheaper and safer operation than female sterilization. Yet underneath the seemingly rational arguments lay a primal and recurring squeamishness at the sight of blood, combined with a feeling of uneasiness in dealing with death, whoever's it may be. ‘I do not understand squeamishness about the use of gas,’ Churchill wrote. Origin Late Middle English: alteration of dialect squeamous, from Anglo-Norman French escoymos, of unknown origin. Definition of squeamish in US English: squeamish adjectiveˈskwēmiSHˈskwimɪʃ 1(of a person) easily made to feel sick, faint, or disgusted, especially by unpleasant images, such as the sight of blood. he was a bit squeamish at the sight of the giant needles Example sentencesExamples Bear with me while I list them, and apologies to the squeamish. Now I might just warn you girls, if you are squeamish and don't like the sight of men in the raw, then don't bother to check the link. Most Africans have a very close relationship with the land, even the city people, who are squeamish about bugs and scared to death of gorillas. They might get squeamish at the sight of blood or faint when thinking about it or are looking at it. The squeamish will be relieved to know that all surgery and injections are carried out while the aircraft are on the ground because the risk of turbulence is too high to perform operations in flight. ‘It was very well made, but not for the squeamish,’ he said. State police machinery got a little squeamish. For those who are not squeamish, balut is a ripe duck egg containing a one-week-old chick, boiled in water for 10 to 15 minutes and then served as it is. I'm not squeamish, and it was fascinating to watch the incision and lifting out of the uterus, but when the puppies themselves were brought into the world, it was too much for me. Now I can tell you right here there was no pain involved, but if you're squeamish about things happening to eyes, then change channels right now… I didn't mind eating the meat at all, but at that age I was just a little bit too squeamish to join in enthusiastically gnawing away at the poor little bunny's bones. If you're squeamish about insects, skip this story. There was also evidence before the jury that Adams was not a violent man and was squeamish at the sight of blood. Daddy has a Robert De Niro kind of understated menace and when you see him at work with his barber's blade, the effect is to make your internal organs shrink with squeamish empathy. ‘I'm never squeamish and I don't usually get upset when I see a body,’ she says. The squeamish and easily offended will find a lot to complain about, but what's new? I can only note that the English-language press is far more squeamish about publishing grisly images than their continental European cousins. But at least the liberal men should feel squeamish about it. Oddly, eating meat didn't make me feel squeamish or sick. I am actually quite squeamish and don't like the sight of blood. Synonyms easily nauseated, nervous 1.1 (of a person) having strong moral views; scrupulous. she was not squeamish about using her social influence in support of her son Example sentencesExamples In short, they are not squeamish or unduly troubled by conscience when it comes to hurting us two-legged animals. ‘We'll have to think about transferring some suspects to our less squeamish allies,’ he says. So it's strange, therefore, and not a little paranoid of the family to be squeamish about the book, because the only truly unflattering portrait painted here is that of its author. Is it that the United States has grown more moral in the last 50 years - or, depending on your point of view, more squeamish? The battle we really are engaged in - and we are too squeamish to describe - is against a particular brand of fundamentalism. I oppose the death penalty, but not for Stephen's squeamish reasons that one innocent person in 100 might get hanged, My opposition is more visceral than that. What interrogation tactics would make both the FBI and the CIA squeamish about their field officers' participation? It's clear that if the regime thinks it can get away with murdering foreign journalists it won't be squeamish about dealing with its internal opposition. Is there anyone else who is squeamish about this sort of public investigation into a nominee's personal religious beliefs? Thomson accepts, however, that the British are still somewhat squeamish about the sight of the very rich being congratulated about doing good. In their boasts, dissidents are lady-killers; in their writings, they are squeamish, priggish, and prudish. In particular, is the U.S. media too squeamish about running photos of dead and wounded soldiers? While much of the population understandably gets squeamish at the idea of businesses making money out of the elderly and the disadvantaged, there is a market that has to be served. Synonyms scrupulous, principled, conscientious, fastidious, particular, punctilious, finicky, fussy, prissy, prudish, strait-laced, honourable, upright, upstanding, high-minded, righteous, right-minded, moral, ethical Origin Late Middle English: alteration of dialect squeamous, from Anglo-Norman French escoymos, of unknown origin.
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