gunshy.
Afraid to use a gun.
Meaning & usage
Afraid to use a gun.
Frightened by the sound of gunfire.
Fearing the consequences of repeating an act, especially after being reprimanded.
After his last suggestion was laughed at by his colleagues, he was gunshy about making another suggestion.
Where this word comes from
From gun + shy.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.