qualm

Meaning of qualm

noun
  1. A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
  2. A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness.
  3. A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. (Now often in negative constructions.)
    This lawyer has no qualms about saving people who are on the wrong side of the law.
  4. Mortality; plague; pestilence.
  5. A calamity or disaster.

verb

To have a sickly feeling.

Information about qualm

  • The plural form of qualm is: qualms.
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Hyphenation of qualm

qualm

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • qualm is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

qualm synonyms

Meaning scruple:

scruple, misgiving

Meaning queasiness:

queasiness, squeamishness

Meaning :

compunction, unease, uneasiness

Words that rhyme with qualm

antequalm, bequalm, squalm

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