From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsqueamishsqueam‧ish /ˈskwiːmɪʃ/ adjective 1 SHOCKeasily shocked or upset, or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things2 → the squeamish —squeamishness noun [uncountable]
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squeamish• He doesn't consider himself squeamish.• There's no time to feel squeamish.• Though insects are a dietary staple in much of the world, squeamish Western palates resist.• Entomology became more fashionable once better killing bottles provided the squeamish with a less offensive method of collecting specimens.Origin squeamish (1300-1400) Anglo-French escoymous 