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qualm (noun)

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  • qualm — ► NOUN 1) a feeling of doubt or unease, especially about one s conduct. 2) archaic a momentary faint or sick feeling. ORIGIN perhaps related to an Old English word meaning pain …   English terms dictionary

  • qualm´ish|ness — qualm|ish «KWAH mihsh, KWAHL », adjective. 1. inclined to have qualms: »Elizabeth was not desirous of peace. She was qualmish at the very suggestion (John L. Motley). 2. having qualms. 3. apt to cause qualms. –qualm´ish|ly, adverb. –qualm´ish|ly …   Useful english dictionary

  • qualm´ish|ly — qualm|ish «KWAH mihsh, KWAHL », adjective. 1. inclined to have qualms: »Elizabeth was not desirous of peace. She was qualmish at the very suggestion (John L. Motley). 2. having qualms. 3. apt to cause qualms. –qualm´ish|ly, adverb. –qualm´ish|ly …   Useful english dictionary

  • qualm|ish — «KWAH mihsh, KWAHL », adjective. 1. inclined to have qualms: »Elizabeth was not desirous of peace. She was qualmish at the very suggestion (John L. Motley). 2. having qualms. 3. apt to cause qualms. –qualm´ish|ly, adverb. –qualm´ish|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • qualm — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1530 1. a sudden attack of illness, faintness, or nausea 2. a sudden access of usually disturbing emotion (as doubt or fear) 3. a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • qualm — I noun anxiety, apprehension, apprehensiveness, compunction, concern, diffidence, disquiet, distrust, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, equivocalness, feeling of uncertainty, foreboding, hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, incertitude,… …   Law dictionary

  • qualm — noun /kwɑm/ a) A sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness. b) A prick of the conscience, moral scruple. Syn …   Wiktionary

  • qualm — noun (countable usually plural) a feeling/slight worry because you are not sure that what you are doing is right: Despite my qualms, I took the job. | have no qualms about (=not be worried): He seemed to have no qualms about breaking the speed… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • qualm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. twinge, pang, throe; misgiving, compunction, uneasiness, remorse. See fear, penitence. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Doubt] Syn. scruple, misgiving, doubt, compunction, reservation, uneasiness, apprehension …   English dictionary for students

  • qualm — [kwα:m, kwɔ:m] noun 1》 a feeling of doubt or unease, especially about one s conduct. 2》 archaic a momentary faint or sick feeling. Derivatives qualmish adjective Origin C16: perh. related to OE cw(e)alm pain , of Gmc origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • qualm — /kwam / (say kwahm) noun 1. an uneasy feeling or a pang of conscience as to conduct. 2. a sudden misgiving, or feeling of apprehensive uneasiness. 3. a sudden sensation of faintness or illness, especially of nausea. {early Modern English, ? from… …  

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