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sickness vs squeamishness

squeamishness vs sickness

sickness and squeamishness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sickness Yes No No No
squeamishness Yes No No No
As nouns, squeamishness is a hyponym of sickness; that is, squeamishness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sickness:
  • sickness: the state that precedes vomiting
  • squeamishness: a mild state of nausea
Other hyponyms of sickness include kinetosis, motion sickness, morning sickness, qualm, queasiness.
sickness (noun) squeamishness (noun)
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked
the state that precedes vomiting a mild state of nausea
defectiveness or unsoundness
Difference between sickness and squeamishness

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