Translations for „skittishness“ in the English » German Dictionary

skit·tish·ness [ˈskɪtɪʃnəs, Am -t̬-] N no pl

1. skittishness (nervousness):

skittishness

Nervosität f

skittishness

Unruhe f

2. skittishness (playfulness):

skittishness

Übermütigkeit f

skittishness

Ausgelassenheit f

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English

He immediately apologized for his previous skittishness.

gawker.com

The study found that when elementary school teachers, who are primarily female, displayed a high level of anxiety about math, that skittishness was transmitted to their female students.

arstechnica.com

What's particularly notable, at least at first, is the skittishness of the cars' handling once you get behind the wheel.

www.denofgeek.com

I am not alone in my manuscript-reading skittishness.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Investors are already showing a skittishness about the banks.

www.afr.com

It's hard to blame individual investors for their growing skittishness toward stocks.

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The outcome was to be expected, critics have said, given the predictable skittishness of drug dealers suddenly thrust into the spotlight.

www.huffingtonpost.ca

Then, it took lots of work to ease his skittishness and build trust.

www.stuff.co.nz

But then the stock started to decline and now has run into investor skittishness about the broader tech sector.

www.cbsnews.com

Leadership contests also tend to create uncertainty in the community and skittishness in the economy.

theconversation.com