gun-shy

1. Frightened of using a gun or by the sound of one firing. My other three sons all really love to hunt, but Tommy's a little bit gun-shy.

2. Hesitant or wary of something or some action, especially after having previously suffered a negative experience of such. I've been rather gun-shy about driving ever since I got into that car accident last year.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alban	AHL-bahn (German), AL-bən (English)	German, French, Albanian, English (Rare)
Isabella	ee-zah-BEL-lah (Italian), iz-ə-BEL-ə (English)	Italian, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Romanian
Iggy	-	English
Eka (2)	-	Georgian
Grahame	GRAY-əm, GRAM	Scottish, English (Rare)
Dagan	-	Near Eastern Mythology