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squeamish, (SKWEE mish) (adjective), more squeamish, most squeamish
1. Referring to a person's sensitivity of being easily sickened or upset: Trina gets squeamish about eating raw fish.

Marvin gets a squeamish feeling just at the sight of blood.

2. Relating to the condition of having an unpleasantly nervous or doubtful feeling: Shelby's brother has a squeamish attitude about walking in the city at night.
3. Descriptive of someone who is easily shocked, disturbed, or disgusted: Some movies are just too unacceptable for squeamish people who can't stand looking at all of the violence and bloodshed.
4. Pertaining to a person who is afraid to deal with or to do things which might hurt or offend people: Journalists should not be squeamish about writing the truth about anyone or anything.
5. Characteristic of an individual who is easily offended or shocked by such things as violence, the mention of bodily functions, or strong language: Some talk-show hosts on the radio and TV programs upset members of their squeamish audiences who feel it is inexcusable for those hosts to use such psycho talk, vulgarisms, and personal attacks on people they disagree with.
6. Etymology: from squoymous, "disdainful, fastidious" which is from Anglo-French escoymous, of unknown origin.
A reference to being easily nauseated or upset by that which is very disabreeable.
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