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SKITTISHNESS
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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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