squeamishness
/ˈskwiːmɪʃnəs/
noun
- The quality or state of being easily upset or disgusted by unpleasant sights, smells, or ideas.
- The movie's gore was too much for her squeamishness, so she left the theater.
- His squeamishness made it hard for him to become a doctor.
- Overcoming his squeamishness, he finally helped clean the wound.
- A tendency to be easily offended or uncomfortable with morally or ethically difficult topics.
- Her squeamishness about discussing money made business meetings awkward.
- The journalist's squeamishness prevented her from reporting on the war's worst atrocities.
- His squeamishness about conflict meant he always avoided arguments.
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