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Definitions for Qualm

[1] an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying.
[2] a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness; misgiving: a sudden qualm about the success of the venture.
[3] a sudden sensation or onset of faintness or illness, especially of nausea.
[4] a sudden feeling of sickness or nausea
[5] a pang or sudden feeling of doubt, esp concerning moral conduct; scruple
[6] a sudden sensation of misgiving or unease

Words related to Qualm

nervousness, anxiety, hesitation, apprehension, twinge, reluctance, unease, misgiving, objection, pang, remorse, disquiet, uneasiness, conscience, compunction, perturbation, regret, agitation, insecurity, uncertainty

Words nearby Qualm

quality point, quality point average, quality time, quality-assure, quality-of-life, qualm, qualmish, quamash, quamin, quamish, quanah

Origin of Qualm

First recorded in 1520–30; origin uncertain

Word origin for Qualm

Old English cwealm death or plague; related to Old High German qualm despair, Dutch kwalm smoke, stench

Synonyms for Qualm

anxiety, apprehension, disquiet, hesitation, misgiving, nervousness, objection, pang, reluctance, remorse, twinge, unease, uneasiness, agitation, compunction, conscience, demur, foreboding, indecision, insecurity, mistrust, perturbation, presentiment, regret, remonstrance, scruple, suspicion, uncertainty, misdoubt