gun-shy



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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SigurdSEE-gurd (Swedish)Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Norse Mythology
Meena-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil
Siti-Malay, Indonesian
JeĻEna-Latvian
Ellar-Scottish
AprilAY-prilEnglish