All qualm synonyms

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.
• uneasiness — not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
• foreboding — a prediction; portent.
• trepidation — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
• disquiet — lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.
• anxiety — Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
• apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
• hesitation — the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
• nervousness — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
• objection — a reason or argument offered in disagreement, opposition, refusal, or disapproval.
• reluctance — unwillingness; disinclination: reluctance to speak in public.
• remorse — deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction.
• twinge — a sudden, sharp pain: On damp days, he's often bothered by a twinge of rheumatism.
• unease — not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
• agitation — If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
• compunction — If you say that someone has no compunction about doing something, you mean that they do it without feeling ashamed or guilty.
• conscience — Conscience is doing what you believe is right even though it might be unpopular, difficult, or dangerous.
• demur — If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do.
• indecision — inability to decide.
• insecurity — lack of confidence or assurance; self-doubt: He is plagued by insecurity.
• mistrust — lack of trust or confidence; distrust.
• perturbation — the act of perturbing.
• presentiment — a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, especially something evil; foreboding.
• regret — to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
• remonstrance — an act or instance of remonstrating.
• scruple — a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
• suspicion — act of suspecting.
• uncertainty — the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
• misdoubt — doubt or suspicion.
• contrition — deeply felt remorse; penitence
• repentance — deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.
• shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.