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QUALM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Uneasiness about the fitness of an action

Synonyms:

misgiving; qualm; scruple

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("qualm" is a kind of...):

anxiety (a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A mild state of nausea

Synonyms:

qualm; queasiness; squeamishness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("qualm" is a kind of...):

nausea; sickness (the state that precedes vomiting)

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