skittishness
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7.6
- noun
- /ˈskɪtɪʃnəs/
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nerviosismo
- His skittishness at the thought of speaking in public was evident when he started to fidget.
- investor skittishness
- skittishness in the market
Examples
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Her skittishness made her jump at every sudden noise in the quiet room.
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In the wake of Russia's default, skyrocketing interest rates in emerging markets underlined these economies' vulnerability to investor skittishness.
Academic text (1999) -
Skittishness in women invariably made him nervous.
Fiction book (1996) -
Yet you flee; perhaps that skittishness is due to your feeling overburdened with a weak position and weak ideas.
Blog text (23) -
Mamas covered a player's skittishness about grouping because of some hostile players.
Blog text (12) -
Discussions are progressing on the project despite Qatari skittishness about publicity.
Academic text (1994) -
You'd have to be careful with them," he detected the same shaky resolve and skittishness of so many people who called for his services.
Fiction book (1992) -
However, I think the Germans need to realize that their skittishness over worrying about inflation to the point of denying Euro bonds could backfire.
Blog text (15) -
Consequently, the findings provide initial support for our claim that social work's skittishness with religion may have more to do with a justified concern about providing ethical practice and less to do with Hodge's (2002) claim that a complex social agenda exists in social work to eliminate any influence of religious involvement in social services. L: RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICE IN RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
Academic text (2009) -
He would say that the skittishness with which the mare observed this stranger, Jenny, was proof of the continual high-strung singing of the nerves that wreck Thoroughbreds.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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5.8
Feeling too shy or afraid to try new things
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5.9
Being nervous and easily scared by small noises or movements
A tendency to be easily scared or nervous
A lack of courage that makes a person afraid to act
Antonyms
How Nervous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Skittishness comes from skittish, which is related to skitter, a word that means 'to move quickly'. So, skittishness is the tendency to jump or run away because you are 'easily frightened', which is why it means being nervous or easily startled.