Usually means: Fearful or hesitant due to past experiences.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word gun shy:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. gun-shy: Merriam-Webster
  2. gun-shy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. gun-shy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. gun-shy, gun-shy: Collins English Dictionary
  5. gun-shy: Wordnik
  6. gun-shy, gun shy: Wiktionary
  7. gun-shy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. gun-shy: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. gun-shy: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. gun-shy, gun shy: Dictionary.com
  11. Gun-Shy, Gun-Shy (album), Gun Shy (TV series), Gun Shy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. gun-shy: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Gun Shy: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Gun shy)

▸ adjective:  Alternative spelling of gunshy [Afraid to use a gun.]

Similar:
gun-shy, gunhappy, gun-control, gunfu, gun-broke, work-shy, gun-rights, headshy, trigger happy, off-guard, more...

Opposite:
bold, confident, unafraid, fearless, daring

Types:
skittish, nervous, timid, fearful, anxious, wary, more...

Adjectives:
shotty, hair-trigger, cold, shot, cas, smallbore, scattergun, automatic, muzzleloading, cyclic

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Similar:
gun-shy, gunhappy, gun-control, gunfu, gun-broke, work-shy, gun-rights, headshy, trigger happy, off-guard, more...

Opposite:
bold, confident, unafraid, fearless, daring

Types:
skittish, nervous, timid, fearful, anxious, wary, more...

Adjectives:
shotty, hair-trigger, cold, shot, cas, smallbore, scattergun, automatic, muzzleloading, cyclic



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