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squeamishness

Meaning of "squeamishness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SQUEAMISHNESS

ˈskwiːmɪʃnɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SQUEAMISHNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Squeamishness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SQUEAMISHNESS 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 squeamishness in the English dictionary

The definition of squeamishness in the dictionary is the quality ob being easily sickened or nauseated, as by the sight of blood.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SQUEAMISHNESS

boorishness · Britishness · childishness · churlishness · feverishness · foolishness · foppishness · garishness · lavishness · mawkishness · offishness · peevishness · prudishness · selfishness · skittishness · sluggishness · snappishness · snobbishness · stylishness · unselfishness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SQUEAMISHNESS

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SQUEAMISHNESS

brashness · bullishness · business · Caithness · Englishness · freshness · greenishness · harshness · highness · Jewishness · lushness · much of a muchness · muchness · rashness · richness · roughness · Royal Highness · smoothness · suchness · thoroughness · toughness

Synonyms and antonyms of squeamishness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «squeamishness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SQUEAMISHNESS

Find out the translation of squeamishness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of squeamishness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «squeamishness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

神经质
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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remilgos
570 millions of speakers
en

English

squeamishness
510 millions of speakers
hi

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squeamishness
380 millions of speakers
ar

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الحساسية المفرطة
280 millions of speakers
ru

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брезгливость
278 millions of speakers
pt

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squeamishness
270 millions of speakers
bn

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squeamishness
260 millions of speakers
fr

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pruderie
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Kesakitan
190 millions of speakers
de

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Ekel
180 millions of speakers
ja

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squeamishness
130 millions of speakers
ko

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squeamishness
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Squeamishness
85 millions of speakers
vi

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squeamishness
80 millions of speakers
ta

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பிரிநிலைக்
75 millions of speakers
mr

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कोंडी
75 millions of speakers
tr

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aşırı titizlik
70 millions of speakers
it

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schizzinosità
65 millions of speakers
pl

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przeczulenia
50 millions of speakers
uk

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гидливість
40 millions of speakers
ro

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squeamishness
30 millions of speakers
el

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σιχασιά
15 millions of speakers
af

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squeamishness
14 millions of speakers
sv

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pjåsk
10 millions of speakers
no

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squeamishness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of squeamishness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUEAMISHNESS»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUEAMISHNESS»

Discover the use of squeamishness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to squeamishness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Man About A Dog: Euphemisms and Other Examples of Verbal ...
From the politically correct to the highly incorrect, this book goes in ruthless pursuit of the coy, the prudish, the squeamish, the obfuscatory, and the blatant reshaping of the truth.
Nigel Rees, 2008
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Getting the Most From Nursing School: A Guide to Becoming a ...
For some individuals this normal squeamishness can become so intense that even minor injuries or the word blood can induce fear, nausea, and fainting. Individuals with this type of severe reaction are said to have a blood-injury phobia.
Robert Atkins, 2009
3
Language and Logos: Studies in Theoretical and Computational ...
However, one would expect the same squeamishness in case of (1-b) along the same lines of reasoning. Strawson took the observed judgements as a direct indication of the presuppositionality of the description in question. Since (1-a) ...
Thomas Hanneforth, Gisbert Fanselow, 2010
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Geographies of Sexualities: Theory, Practices and Politics
In my essay, I argued that this squeamishness needed to be confronted if we were to produce meaningful discussions of the relationships between erotics, communities and identities. I sought to put on the agenda the relationship between the ...
Dr Jason Lim, Dr Gavin Brown, Dr Kath Browne, 2012
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The Musical Standard: A Newspaper for Musicians, ...
OUR NATIONAL SQUEAMISHNESS. it' S Englishmen we have some special pointspoints especially weak or especially strong —and one of the chief is squeamishness ; we are unquestionably a squeamish people. It is not easy to explain ...
‎1869
6
On Loyalty and Loyalties: The Contours of a Problematic Virtue
And squeamishness by itself does not help. Were the Nazi's squeamishness to have arisen from his recognition that innocent human beings were being murdered, it might reflect well on him. But squeamishness may have various sources, ...
John Kleinig, 2014
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The Family Counselor
GIVING BLOOD February 12, 1988 Almost all human beings experience a measure of squeamishness at the sight of blood, especially when the bleeding is extensive. The movies and television capitalize on this squeamishness by creating ...
Jerome H. Blass, 2012
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Quantificational Topics: A Scopal Treatment of Exceptional ...
I will hence maintain the Strawsonian distinction between topical and non-topical non- referring expressions and argue that only topical non-referring presuppositional ex- pressions give rise to judgments of 'squeamishness'. The exact ...
Cornelia Endriss, 2009
9
Divided to the Vein?: Derek Walcott's Drama and the ...
48 This line represents for Olaniyan the drama's ruling moral economy, an economy that expresses "... a certain squeamishness toward history ..." (Olaniyan , "Dramatizing" 493). Walcott's "squeamishness" is then set in contrast to Soyinka's ...
Dirk Sinnewe, 2001
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The Tense System in English Relative Clauses: A Corpus-Based ...
She will retain a strength which her future children * have not and towards which they * have at times something of a sophisticated and urbanized 'neshness' (soft squeamishness). The use of the future tense in both the RC and the SUPC may ...
Ilse Depraetere, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SQUEAMISHNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term squeamishness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why are we short of donor organs? Superstition and squeamishness
'Squeamishness about organ donation is the flipside of our misplaced piety about assisted suicide: we refuse the dying dominion over their own bodies when ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Politicians need to get over their squeamishness about needle …
A drug-related HIV outbreak in rural Indiana has prompted Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to declare a public health emergency and take the unusual step of ... «Washington Post, Mar 15»
3
Did the Enlightenment cause a global decline in violence?
It's easy to see how an increase in squeamishness would make many kinds of violence unacceptable — but how it would facilitate others. The special horrors of ... «The Week Magazine, Mar 15»
4
Squeamishness should not stop primary school children receiving …
It has been clear for some time that the provision of sex education in many schools is poor. In 2013, Ofsted reported that the subject was taught inadequately in ... «The Independent, Feb 15»
5
Graham Dwyer murder trial jury given 'squeamishness' warning by …
Graham Dwyer murder trial jury given 'squeamishness' warning by judge ... “In this case it will be difficult for anybody who is particularly squeamish,” the judge ... «Irish Independent, Jan 15»
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Sentimentality, laziness and squeamishness bloat company costs
Governments and political parties can be broadly divided into those which believe it is their duty to carry out more and more public spending, and impose ever ... «Financial Times, Nov 14»
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Don't let squeamishness get in the way of Dartmoor horse meat plan …
A charity which champions Dartmoor ponies has pleaded with people not to let squeamishness over the consumption of horse meat scupper a plan which they ... «Western Morning News, Sep 14»
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Politicians' Squeamishness About Sex Would Be Funny If It Weren't …
The Alaskan government, despite Kelly's squeamishness, has behaved commendably in the fight against FAS. The state established an agency to coordinate ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 14»
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Draw of foreign punters trumps Seoul's gambling squeamishness
The government's squeamishness about allowing its citizens to gamble contrasts with its growing appetite for the business of foreign punters, particularly from ... «Financial Times, Mar 14»
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Report: Stigma, sexual squeamishness means parents still aren't …
Report: Stigma, sexual squeamishness means parents still aren't vaccinating kids against HPV. "If we could get physicians to give a strong message about HPV ... «Salon, Feb 14»
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