squeamishness

/ˈskwimɪʃnəs/ noun

The quality of being squeamish

Word Origin The Proto-Germanic root *skwam- meant 'to shrink back in disgust or nausea'. That gave us squeamish via Old Norse, and squeamishness is the state of being easily disgusted. It's a word that still carries that physical sense of recoiling from something icky.

noun The quality of being squeamish countable

His squeamishness prevents him from watching any medical documentaries.

(名词) 神经质;拘谨;易受惊 【易受惊的特性】

他的易恶心体质让他无法观看任何医疗纪录片。

(sustantivo) aprensión; escrupulosidad; remilgo; manía [La cualidad de ser aprensivo o escrupuloso.]

Su aprensión le impide ver cualquier documental médico.

(nom) délicatesse excessive; sensiblerie; faiblesse de cœur [La disposition à être facilement dégoûté, nauséeux ou choqué par certaines choses.]

Sa squeamishness l'empêche de regarder des documentaires médicaux.

(Substantiv) Empfindlichkeit; Zimperlichkeit [Die Eigenschaft, leicht Ekel oder Unbehagen zu empfinden, besonders bei unangenehmen oder blutigen Anblicken.]

Seine **squeamishness** hindert ihn daran, medizinische Dokumentationen anzuschauen.

(名詞) 気乗りしない性質。臆病で神経質な性質。

彼の臆病な性質が災いして、医療ドキュメンタリーを一切見られない。

(substantivo) nojo; aversão; enjoo [A qualidade de ser enjoado ou sensível; aversão.]

Sua sensibilidade o impede de assistir a qualquer documentário médico.

Word parts: squeam + ish + ness

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