squea·mish 
/ˈskwi:mɪʃ/ adjective
/ˈskwi:mɪʃ/ adjective [more squeamish; most squeamish] 1 a : afraid to deal with or do things that might hurt or offend people — often used in negative statements ▪ Journalists can't be squeamish. ▪ My parents are not squeamish about talking about sex. ▪ As a supervisor, you can't be squeamish about firing people.
b : having an unpleasantly nervous or doubtful feeling
▪ I used to be squeamish about eating raw fish. 2 : easily shocked, offended, or disgusted by unpleasant things
▪ I'm too squeamish to watch horror movies. 3 : having a sick feeling in the stomach : suffering from nausea
▪ She gets squeamish [=queasy] at the sight of blood.
b : having an unpleasantly nervous or doubtful feeling
▪ I used to be squeamish about eating raw fish.
▪ I'm too squeamish to watch horror movies.
▪ She gets squeamish [=queasy] at the sight of blood.
the squeamish
: squeamish people : people who are easily shocked or offended by unpleasant things
▪ The movie is not for the squeamish.
▪ The movie is not for the squeamish.
— squea·mish·ness noun [noncount]
▪ You'll have to get over your squeamishness about firing people.
▪ You'll have to get over your squeamishness about firing people.
