gunshy
/ˈɡʌn.ʃaɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Frightened by the sound of gunfire.
adj
Fearing the consequences of repeating an act, especially after being reprimanded.
Example Sentences
- "But very few dogs become gunshy if they are introduced to the bang while they are overcome with the delight of chasing game, particularly if the trainer begins with a light noise and works up to louder noises in easy stages"
- "After his last suggestion was laughed at by his colleagues, he was gunshy about making another suggestion."
- "However, some people are gun-shy about like and engage in the hoity toity lingo that's called “hypercorrection.”"
- "You're gun shy / So am I / I understand with what you've been through"