Squeamishness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mild state of nausea

the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skwˈiːmɪʃnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/skwˈiːmɪʃnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skwˈiːmɪʃnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /skwˈiːmɪʃnəs/.

Examples

the program was withdrawn because of the squeamishness of some viewers
he refused to allow squeamishness to deter him from his duty

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

qualm queasiness

Parts of Speech

noun	a mild state of nausea
noun	the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked “the program was withdrawn because of the squeamishness of some viewers”

Word Forms

queasy	adjective	feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
squeamish	adjective	excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ekel

ein leichter Zustand der Übelkeit

🇫🇷French

délicatesse

un léger état de nausée

🇪🇸Spanish

aprensión

un estado leve de náuseas

🇮🇹Italian

schizzinosità

un lieve stato di nausea

🇳🇱Dutch

preutsheid

een milde toestand van misselijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

escrúpulos

um leve estado de náusea

🇷🇺Russian

брезгливость

легкое состояние тошноты

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नाजूक मिजाजी

मतली की हल्की अवस्था

🇮🇳Tamil

கூச்சம்

ஒரு லேசான குமட்டல் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

చిరాకు

వికారం యొక్క తేలికపాటి స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

चिडचिड

मळमळ एक सौम्य स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીડિયાપણું

ઉબકાની હળવી સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಿಗುಪ್ಸೆ

ವಾಕರಿಕೆ ಸೌಮ್ಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഞെരുക്കം

മിതമായ ഓക്കാനം

🇵🇰Urdu

چڑچڑاپن

متلی کی ایک ہلکی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

娇气

轻度恶心

🇯🇵Japanese

きしみ

軽い吐き気の状態

🇰🇷Korean

삐걱거림

가벼운 메스꺼움 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khó chịu

trạng thái buồn nôn nhẹ

🇹🇭Thai

ความคลื่นไส้

อาการคลื่นไส้เล็กน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

rasa mual

keadaan mual ringan

🇵🇭Filipino

kakulitan

isang banayad na estado ng pagduduwal

🇲🇾Malay

rasa semput

keadaan loya yang ringan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حساسية

حالة خفيفة من الغثيان

🇮🇷Persian

خفگی

حالت تهوع خفیف

🇹🇷Turkish

titizlik

hafif bir mide bulantısı durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

עייפות

מצב קל של בחילה

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