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Definition of gun-shy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gun-shy

adjective

/ˈɡʌn ʃaɪ/

/ˈɡʌn ʃaɪ/

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gun-shy (about something/about doing something) (especially North American English) very careful or anxious about doing something, because of a previous bad experience
- Since last summer, Horace has been gun-shy about swimming in the lake.
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(especially of a dog) nervous and scared at the sound of a gunshot

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