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Definition of Qualm
1. Noun. Uneasiness about the fitness of an action.
Generic synonyms: Anxiety
Derivative terms: Misgive, Scruple, Scruple, Scruple, Scrupulous
2. Noun. A mild state of nausea.
Generic synonyms: Nausea, Sickness
Derivative terms: Queasy, Squeamish
Definition of Qualm
1. n. Sickness; disease; pestilence; death.
Definition of Qualm
1. Noun. A sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
2. Noun. A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
3. Noun. A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. (Now chiefly in negative constructions.) (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Qualm
1. a feeling of doubt or misgiving [n -S]
Medical Definition of Qualm
1. 1. Sickness; disease; pestilence; death. " thousand slain and not of qualm ystorve [dead]" (Chaucer) 2. A sudden attack of illness, faintness, or pain; an agony. " Qualms of heartsick agony." 3. Especially, a sudden sensation of nausea. "For who, without a qualm, hath ever looked On holy garbage, though by Homer cooked?" (Roscommon) 4. A prick or scruple of conscience; uneasiness of conscience; compunction. Origin: AS. Cwealm death, slaughter, pestilence, akin to OS. & OHG. Qualm. See Quail to cower. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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