SQUEAMISHNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does squeamishness mean? • SQUEAMISHNESS (noun)
The noun SQUEAMISHNESS has 2 senses:
1. a mild state of nausea
2. the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked
Familiarity information: SQUEAMISHNESS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SQUEAMISHNESS (noun)
Meaning:
A mild state of nausea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
queasiness; squeamishness; qualm
Hypernyms ("squeamishness" is a kind of...):
nausea; sickness (the state that precedes vomiting)
Meaning:
The trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context examples:
the program was withdrawn because of the squeamishness of some viewers / he refused to allow squeamishness to deter him from his duty
Hypernyms ("squeamishness" is a kind of...):
fastidiousness (the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style)
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