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qualm
qualmuneasy feeling; pang of conscience; misgiving: She has no qualms about lying to her parents.
Not to be confused with:queasy – troubled; anxious; worried; nauseated; upset: After she ate the spoiled food she felt queasy.qualm Q0013400 (kwäm, kwôm)n.1. An uneasy feeling about the propriety or rightness of a course of action: "an ignorant ruffianly gaucho, who ... would ... fight, steal, and do other naughty things without a qualm" (W.H. Hudson).2. A sudden disturbing feeling: "I heard with a qualm of terror the faint, remorseless sound of a telephone ringing somewhere down in the depths of the house" (John Banville).3. A sudden feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea.
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qualm′ish adj.qualm′ish·ly adv.qualm (kwɑːm) n1. a sudden feeling of sickness or nausea2. a pang or sudden feeling of doubt, esp concerning moral conduct; scruple3. a sudden sensation of misgiving or unease[Old English cwealm death or plague; related to Old High German qualm despair, Dutch kwalm smoke, stench] ˈqualmish, ˈqualmy adj ˈqualmishly adv ˈqualmishness nqualm
(kwäm, kwôm),
n. 1. an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying. 2. a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness; misgiving. 3. a sudden sensation or onset of faintness or illness, esp. of nausea. [1520–30] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  qualm - uneasiness about the fitness of an actionmisgiving, scrupleanxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune | | 2. | qualm - a mild state of nauseaqueasiness, squeamishnessnausea, sickness - the state that precedes vomiting |
qualmnoun misgiving, doubt, uneasiness, regret, anxiety, uncertainty, reluctance, hesitation, remorse, apprehension, disquiet, scruple, compunction, twinge or pang of conscience I had a sudden qualm that all might not be well.qualmnounA feeling of uncertainty about the fitness or correctness of an action:compunction, misgiving, reservation, scruple.Translationsqualm (kwaːm) noun a feeling of uncertainty about whether one is doing right. She had no qualms about reporting her husband's crime to the police. 疑慮(尤其是對所做的事是否正確的疑慮) 疑虑（尤其是对所做的事是否正确的疑虑）
qualm
have (some/any) qualms about (something or someone)To have some or certain hesitations, apprehensions, uneasiness, or pangs of conscience (about something or someone). (Also often used in the negative to mean the opposite.) I know it's wrong to feel this way, but I don't have any qualms about telling my boss I'm sick if it means I can have a long weekend. I thought his promotion was a done deal, but it turns out the board of directors has some qualms about Jonathan. Before we start, do you have any qualms about the plan we discussed?See also: have, qualmcause (one) qualmsTo cause one to feel some or certain hesitations, apprehensions, uneasiness, or pangs of conscience (about something or someone). Lying always causes me qualms, so I doubt I'll be able to tell my boss that I'm sick just to get a long weekend. I thought Jonathan's promotion was a done deal, but his latest interview seems to have caused the board of directors some qualms.See also: cause, qualmcause qualms(about someone or something) Go to qualms (about someone or something).See also: cause, qualm*qualms (about someone or something)an uneasy feeling of one's conscience about someone or something. (*Typically: cause ~; have ~; have no ~; give someone ~.) Do you have any qualms about telling a little white lie to Mary about her not getting an invitation to the party?See also: qualmqualm
qualm A sudden feeling of nausea or faintness.qualm
Related to qualm: versatilitySynonyms for qualmnoun misgivingSynonyms- misgiving
- doubt
- uneasiness
- regret
- anxiety
- uncertainty
- reluctance
- hesitation
- remorse
- apprehension
- disquiet
- scruple
- compunction
- twinge or pang of conscience
Synonyms for qualmnoun a feeling of uncertainty about the fitness or correctness of an actionSynonyms- compunction
- misgiving
- reservation
- scruple
Synonyms for qualmnoun uneasiness about the fitness of an actionSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a mild state of nauseaSynonymsRelated Words |