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qualm

qualm
Q q

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kwahm, kwawm]
    • /kwɑm, kwɔm/
    • /kwɑːm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwahm, kwawm]
    • /kwɑm, kwɔm/

Definitions of qualm word

  • noun qualm an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying. 1
  • noun qualm a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness; misgiving: a sudden qualm about the success of the venture. 1
  • noun qualm a sudden sensation or onset of faintness or illness, especially of nausea. 1
  • noun qualm An uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving. 1
  • noun qualm feeling of conscience 1
  • noun qualm feeling of nausea 1

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Origin of qualm

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; origin uncertain

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Qualm

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

qualm popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

qualm usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for qualm

noun qualm

  • misgiving — Often, misgivings. a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension.
  • doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
  • pang — a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing: a pang of remorse; a pang of desire.
  • fear — a river in SE North Carolina. 202 miles (325 km) long.
  • apprehensiveness — uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.

Antonyms for qualm

noun qualm

  • hunch — to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.
  • calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
  • calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
  • certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
  • collectedness — The state or quality of being collected.

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