noun
1. a mild state of nausea
• Syn: ↑queasiness, ↑qualm
• Derivationally related forms: ↑squeamish, ↑queasy (for: ↑queasiness)
2. the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked
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the program was withdrawn because of the squeamishness of some viewers
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he refused to allow squeamishness to deter him from his duty
• Derivationally related forms: ↑squeamish
• Hypernyms: ↑fastidiousness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.