qualm
IPA: kwˈɑm
noun
- A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
- A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness.
- (now chiefly in the negative) A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt.
- (archaic, UK dialectal) Mortality; plague; pestilence.
- (archaic, UK dialectal) A calamity or disaster.
verb
- (intransitive) To have a sickly feeling.
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Examples of "qualm" in Sentences
- I have only one qualm.
- This is the only qualm I have with the article.
- No qualms over giving the keys to the mop cupboard.
- My qualm is over the restriction of the character names.
- My qualm is due to the restriction of the character names.
- They included the work of others in their work without qualm.
- Her only qualm is how exactly they came up with a specific estimate.
- I have no qualms anymore about the tone of the wroding in the article.
- I was in the process of amending the article to appease your qualms with it.
- One more unfortunate qualm with this mouse is that it is right hand exclusive.
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