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- [kwahm, kwawm]
- /kwɑm, kwɔm/
- /kwɑːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kwahm, kwawm]
- /kwɑm, kwɔm/
Definitions of qualms word
- noun qualms an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying. 1
- noun qualms a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness; misgiving: a sudden qualm about the success of the venture. 1
- noun qualms a sudden sensation or onset of faintness or illness, especially of nausea. 1
- noun qualms Plural form of qualm. 1
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Origin of qualms
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Qualms
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
qualms 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.
qualms usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for qualms
noun qualms
- biliousness — Physiology, Pathology. pertaining to bile or to an excess secretion of bile.
- queasier — inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
- conscience — Conscience is doing what you believe is right even though it might be unpopular, difficult, or dangerous.
- superego — the part of the personality representing the conscience, formed in early life by internalization of the standards of parents and other models of behavior.
- hesitation — the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
Antonyms for qualms
noun qualms
- hunches — A feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts.
- calms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calm.
- certainties — Plural form of certainty.
- approvals — Plural form of approval.
- comforts — things that make life easier and more pleasant
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