SKITTISHNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright

Synonyms:

restiveness; skittishness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("skittishness" is a kind of...):

nervousness (a sensitive or highly strung temperament)

Derivation:

skittish (unpredictably excitable (especially of horses))

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