skittishness
noun /ˈskɪtɪʃnəs/
/ˈskɪtɪʃnəs/
[uncountable]- the fact of being not very serious and having ideas and feelings that keep changing
- (especially North American English, business) the fact of being likely to change suddenly
- the skittishness in the bond market
- the quality in a horse of being easily excited or frightened and therefore difficult to control