squeamishness

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squeamishness /ˈskwi mɪʃ nəs/ ?

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The Zoe Baird episode earlier this year revealed a deep American squeamishness on the subject of servants.
Doctors estimate that the mortality rate of colon cancer would drop 30% if everyone would overcome his or her squeamishness about providing a stool sample.
In some ways, the puritanical swimsuit now seems to be on the other torso a new French squeamishness that will doubtless leave some Americans, well, titillated.

"I do not understand the squeamishness about the use of gas. I am strongly in favour of using poisonous gas against uncivilised tribes", said Winston Churchill in 1919.
on Nov 19, 2005 By: Winston Churchill Source: Center for Research on Globalization
"India is taking its game to a new level. It appears to have banished its squeamishness for making tough runs," wrote former England player Derek Pringle in The Daily Telegraph.
on Dec 16, 2008 By: Derek Pringle Source: Hindu
"Doctors graduate with the same squeamishness over naughty bits as the rest of us," said Dan Savage, the syndicated sex-advice columnist, whose readers fretfully send him pictures of their genital ailments even though he lacks the medical...
on Feb 11, 2008 By: Dan Savage Source: New York Times