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单词 qualm
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
qualm /kwɑm, kwɔm/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. an uneasy feeling regarding one's conduct:He has no qualms about lying.
  2. a sudden feeling of nervousness or fear.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
qualm  (kwäm, kwôm),USA pronunciation 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:a sudden qualm about the success of the venture.
  3. a sudden sensation or onset of faintness or illness, esp. of nausea.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
qualm /kwɑːm/ n
  1. a sudden feeling of sickness or nausea
  2. a pang or sudden feeling of doubt, esp concerning moral conduct; scruple
  3. a sudden sensation of misgiving or unease
Etymology: Old English cwealm death or plague; related to Old High German qualm despair, Dutch kwalm smoke, stench

ˈqualmish adj
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