skittishness

English Thesaurus

1. characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	nervousness,
definition	:	a sensitive or highly strung temperament (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	flighty, nervous, skittish, spooky,
definition	:	unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) (adj.all)

derivation	:	edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight,
definition	:	being in a tense state (adj.all)

derivation	:	flighty, nervous, skittish, spooky,
definition	:	unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) (adj.all)

derivation	:	edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight,
definition	:	being in a tense state (adj.all)