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as in nausea
a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting
an ever-rising squeamishness suddenly overwhelmed her, and she ran for the bathroom
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as in queasiness
the tendency to be or state of being squeamish
his general squeamishness makes him a terrible choice as a lab partner for a dissection
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Recent Examples of squeamishness
The squeamishness reflects a certain independent streak held by voters in both states and a willingness by some to push back.
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Isabella Volmert, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
At the State Budget Committee meeting where the renovation spending was approved, Democrats expressed the concerns many have about making sure detainees maintain civil rights and access to legal representation ― as well as some squeamishness over the profit discussion.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
This is where generalized odor anxiety intersects with the aforementioned puritanical squeamishness.
—Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The idea prompts a degree of squeamishness.
—David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Part of the cultural discomfort with the show’s reboot reflects a squeamishness with the idea of women aging.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
Isabella Volmert, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
At the State Budget Committee meeting where the renovation spending was approved, Democrats expressed the concerns many have about making sure detainees maintain civil rights and access to legal representation ― as well as some squeamishness over the profit discussion.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
This is where generalized odor anxiety intersects with the aforementioned puritanical squeamishness.
—Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The idea prompts a degree of squeamishness.
—David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Part of the cultural discomfort with the show’s reboot reflects a squeamishness with the idea of women aging.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeamishness
Noun
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Listeria most frequently causes short-term symptoms in healthy individuals, like fever, nausea, and abdominal pain, but is particularly dangerous to pregnant women.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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Gulati said common side effects of the drug are nausea and constipation.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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While some lucky people never feel ill, that queasiness can be pretty debilitating for many others—more so in the first trimester, but occasionally throughout the entire pregnancy.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
SELF,
9 Feb. 2026
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Most pages exude that unnerving queasiness which results from seeing a worrying lack of paragraph breaks in the foreseeable near future.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And her love sickness rendered physical is such a beautiful and powerful literary symbol.—
Hannah Benson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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His office has continually pointed to the senator’s leg stiffness as a result of his childhood polio sickness.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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Bryant is a restrained writer, and the fastidiousness of his elastic text does little to allay those who are likely to become inflamed.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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More such fastidiousness will be needed to arrest the domino effect of delegitimization and to renew the small guarantees of truth and dignity in public life customarily provided by legacy institutions.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Serve the delicacy on blinis with unsalted butter or crème fraîche using the mother-of-pearl button that comes in the package.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 Feb. 2026
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McDonald's has partnered with Paramount Caviar to offer the delicacy.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Squeamishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeamishness. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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