squeamishadjective
uk/ˈskwiː.mɪʃ/us/ˈskwiː.mɪʃ/easily upset or shocked by things that you find unpleasant or that you do not approve of:
She's really squeamish and can't stand the sight of blood.
Many cooks are squeamish about putting live shellfish into boiling water.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming too excited and easily upset
- ant
- antsy
- at the end of your tether idiom 1
- at the end of your tether
- be in a whirl idiom
- explosive
- high-strung
- highly strung
- hot under the collar idiom
- hyper
- hyperactive
- hysteria
- hysterics
- sensitive
- shock
- stomach
- tether
- thin-skinned
- touchy
- worked up
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squeamishness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈskwiː.mɪʃ.nəs/us/ˈskwiː.mɪʃ.nəs/
Idiom(s)
not for the squeamish