A word for someone who gets scared easily
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00:00 A Word For Someone Who Gets Scared Easily
00:26 Accepted Answer Score 50
00:53 Answer 2 Score 39
01:11 Answer 3 Score 37
01:31 Answer 4 Score 26
01:49 Answer 5 Score 11
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ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 50
skittish (Webster)
adjective 1. apt to start or shy: a skittish horse. 2. restlessly or excessively lively: a skittish mood. 3. fickle; uncertain. 4. shy; coy.
ANSWER 2
Score 39
Bob is a scaredy–cat. He gets scared so easily.
scaredy–cat: an unduly fearful person.
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ANSWER 3
Score 37
Bob is so jumpy. He gets scared so easily.
jumpy: subject to sudden, involuntary starts, especially from nervousness, fear, excitement, etc.
ANSWER 4
Score 26
Bob is timid.
Timid:
Showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened
I was too timid to ask for what I wanted.
ANSWER 5
Score 11
I think chicken-hearted is a better option than timid as timid can also mean shy or lacking confidence and jumpy is usually used in the context of being anxious or excitable:
chicken-hearted
Easily frightened; cowardly.
or
yellow-bellied
- Slang Cowardly.
or
lily-livered or white-livered
Cowardly; timid.