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I don't want to see blood spewing out but I don't mind it in controlled environment. Does it make me squeamish? No.
Ian Somerhalder

Meaning of "squeamish" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SQUEAMISH

From Anglo-French escoymous, of unknown origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SQUEAMISH

squeamish  [ˈskwiːmɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SQUEAMISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Squeamish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SQUEAMISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Squeamishness

Squeamishness may refer to either a mild feeling of nausea or the quality of being easily disgusted or upset. May also cause feeling faint or general uneasiness.

Definition of squeamish in the English dictionary

The first definition of squeamish in the dictionary is easily sickened or nauseated, as by the sight of blood. Other definition of squeamish is easily shocked; fastidious or prudish. Squeamish is also easily frightened.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SQUEAMISH


alumish
ˈæləmɪʃ
Amish
ˈɑːmɪʃ
beamish
ˈbiːmɪʃ
blemish
ˈblɛmɪʃ
Carchemish
ˈkɑːkəmɪʃ
dimmish
ˈdɪmɪʃ
famish
ˈfæmɪʃ
Flemish
ˈflɛmɪʃ
gnomish
ˈnəʊmɪʃ
heimish
ˈheɪmɪʃ
hoodlumish
ˈhuːdləmɪʃ
lukewarmish
ˌluːkˌwɔːmɪʃ
qualmish
ˈkwɑːmɪʃ
Rhemish
ˈriːmɪʃ
Romish
ˈrəʊmɪʃ
rummish
ˈrʌmɪʃ
schoolmarmish
ˈskuːlˌmɑːmɪʃ
skirmish
ˈskɜːmɪʃ
warmish
ˈwɔːmɪʃ
wormish
ˈwɜːmɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SQUEAMISH

squeak
squeaker
squeakery
squeakily
squeakiness
squeakingly
squeaky
squeaky-bum time
squeaky-clean
squeal
squealer
squeamishly
squeamishness
squeegee
squeegee merchant
squeezability
squeezable
squeeze
squeeze bottle
squeeze play

WORDS THAT END LIKE SQUEAMISH

British
Danish
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fetish
filmish
finish
fish
Irish
lamish
on the parish
phantomish
polish
publish
slimmish
Spanish
stylish
Swedish
the Amish
the Flemish
Turkish

Synonyms and antonyms of squeamish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SQUEAMISH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «squeamish» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of squeamish

Translation of «squeamish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SQUEAMISH

Find out the translation of squeamish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of squeamish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «squeamish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神经质的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aprensivo
570 millions of speakers

English

squeamish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उतरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شديد الحساسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

брезгливым
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

melindroso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খুঁতখুঁতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

facilement dégoûté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Squeamish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

empfindlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

すぐに気分が悪くなる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비위가 약한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Squeamish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quá cẩn thận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெறுக்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फाजील चिकित्सक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alıngan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impressionabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeczulony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бридливим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greu de mulțumit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λεπτολόγος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

preuts
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

squeamish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pysete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of squeamish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUEAMISH»

The term «squeamish» is regularly used and occupies the 78.493 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUEAMISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «squeamish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «squeamish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about squeamish

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10 QUOTES WITH «SQUEAMISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word squeamish.
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Jessica Biel
I'm not squeamish at all. As a child I dragged a dead squirrel home on my skateboard and cut it open and tried to look at its brain.
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Katherine Boo
I'm not squeamish.
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Aminatta Forna
I'm a doctor's daughter. I'm not squeamish at all.
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Sadie Frost
I've never worn fur, either. I'm a naturally squeamish person, and fur smells like dead animal to me.
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Mark Gatiss
The question I ask myself is: have I really just become a squeamish middle-aged man, or has something happened to the horror genre that shows a growing appetite for watching torture, or at least a desire to explore it on film? And if so, why would that be? I can't pretend I know. I just know I don't like it.
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Paula Malcomson
If you're going to play a prostitute, you can't be too squeamish about that sort of thing. It's just part of the job, since the role requires it.
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Jessica Raine
I'm certainly not squeamish at all. The countryside makes you very aware of birth and death.
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Maurice Saatchi
Politics is not a world for the squeamish or fainthearted.
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Ian Somerhalder
I don't want to see blood spewing out but I don't mind it in controlled environment. Does it make me squeamish? No.
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Octavia Spencer
I think if I weren't so squeamish, I would have been some sort of forensic analyst. And I can't do anything with a microscope, because then I start thinking about the world of germs around us.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUEAMISH»

Discover the use of squeamish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to squeamish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Squeamish About Sushi: Food Adventures in Japan
For the first-time visitor or gourmet alike, Squeamish About Sushi is and entertaining guide to the pleasures and pitfalls of dining in Japan, with clues and hints not found in the usual guides to eating out.
Betty Reynolds, 2006
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Scotland Is Not for the Squeamish
Whether it’s a hurricane on a trawler, sinking docked warships, or hunting for gold in the mountains of Scotland, the tales of the ever-vibrant Bill Watkins capture his adventures with glorious effect.
Bill Watkins, 2013
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Writing Gender and Genre in Medieval Literature: Approaches ...
Rough Girls and Squeamish Boys: The Trouble with Absolon in The Miller's Tale1 GREG WALKER ABSOLON, THE SQUEAMISH PARISH CLERK in Chaucer's Miller's Tale, is, perhaps, a predictable focus for an investigation of gender and ...
Elaine M. Treharne, 2002
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The Broadview Anthology of Restoration and ...
SQUEAMISH. Sir Jaspar, your servant. Where is the odious beast? 150 SIR JASPAR. He's within in his chamber with my wife; she's playing the wag with him. MRS. SQUEAMISH. Is she so? And he's a clownish" beast: he'll give her no quarter; ...
Brian Corman, 2013
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The Broadview Anthology of British Literature, second ...
SQUEAMISH. Oh Lord, I'll have some china, too. Good Mr. Horner, don't think to give other people china and me none. Come in with me, too. HORNER. Upon my honor I have none left now. MRS. SQUEAMISH. Nay, nay, I have known you ...
Joseph Black, Leonard Conolly, Kate Flint, 2012
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Four Restoration Libertine Plays
My Lady Squeamish? Death and the devil! LADY SQUEAMISH Truly, sweet Mr Valentine, the same. Now, sir, I hope—ugh, gad! Mr Goodvile! GOODVILE Have I been mumblingo an old kite all this while instead of my young partridge? A pox o'  ...
Deborah Payne Fisk, 2005
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School Daze: One Teacher's Perspective on the Public ...
So you're too squeamish to teach your kids about the facts of life. You'd rather pawn such a delicate subject off on the Ms. Ima Morons? Funny. Then the Ms. Ima Morons aren't the least bit squeamish about teaching your kids the facts of life.
Lucia Jones, 2010
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The Book of Liz
THE STORY: Sister Elizabeth Donderstock is Squeamish, has been her whole life.
Amy Sedaris, David Sedaris, 2002
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The Country Wife and Other Plays
And now a new arrival, the lustful Mistress Squeamish, not to be outdone in the search for the precious china, tries, unsuccessfully, another possible route into the bedroom. Meanwhile the Quack,the concealed spectator of lust and cuckoldom, ...
William Wycherley, Peter Dixon, 2008
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Neoisms: And Other Stuff! Reflections of a Nurse
SQUEAMISH. I taught nursing for ten years at High Plains Area Vo-tech School. Our time was divided between theory content and clinical experience, designed to give the students a knowledge base to build on and a full rounded exposure to  ...
Arlene Y. Adams RN, BSN, Arlene Y. Bsn, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SQUEAMISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term squeamish is used in the context of the following news items.
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Carson once squeamish on anti-abortion ad
Ben Carson's schedule for Tuesday includes an anti-abortion press conference on Capitol Hill. Once upon a time though, the retired neurosurgeon and current ... «Politico, Jul 15»
2
Bogeys or poo - What are you most squeamish about?
I'm not squeamish about much. I will happily be the one who holds back your hair when you vom... …neither will I freak out over the dog poop you have traipsed ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Bailout Makes Germans Just As Squeamish As Greeks, For Different …
The eurozone's third bailout program for Greece was largely the work of German leaders, but makes may Germans uncomfortable. They want a hard line taken ... «NPR, Jul 15»
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Deadpool Will Not Be For The Squeamish Or Weak-Stomached
While we've seen R-rated comic book movies before, the reality is director Tim Miller's Deadpool should offer up material unlike anything we've seen. This is ... «Cinema Blend, Jul 15»
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Fake Netflix Lemony Snicket trailer isn't for the squeamish
Strange happenings, worms and spiders galore are afoot in a faux early teaser trailer that's ramping up excitement for Netflix's "Lemony Snicket's A Series of ... «CNET, Jul 15»
6
Robert Crown summer camp not for the squeamish
Oscar Antanaitis, 12, of Hinsdale watches his vital signs as part of a presentation by an anesthesiologist at the Robert Crown Center in Hinsdale. «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
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How to Get Over Being Squeamish at the Sight of Blood
Women tend to be less squeamish than men about blood, especially those who have given birth, he says. Children often have strong physiological reactions to ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
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Taxidermy workshops not for the squeamish
Taxidermy isn't for the squeamish. The 10-hour workshop begins with the nine students disembowelling and skinning their own dead mouse sourced from pet ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
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Why so squeamish? It's time to trumpet India's military success
Why so squeamish? ... is very reminiscent of the issue I had raised 23 years ago: why are India's intellectuals so squeamish about celebrating military success? «Economic Times, Jun 15»
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Why are we squeamish about giving blood?
The local am dram theatre group wants help front of house? It's in the diary. You want sponsorship for that charity run? Here's £20. The surgeon needs my ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

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