qualm (redirected from qualms)

qualm  (kwäm, kwôm)

n.

1. A sudden feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea.

2. A sudden disturbing feeling: qualms of homesickness.

3. An uneasy feeling about the propriety or rightness of a course of action.

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qualmish adj.

qualmish·ly adv.

Synonyms: qualm, scruple, compunction, misgiving
These nouns denote a feeling of uncertainty about the fitness or correctness of an action. Qualm is a disturbing feeling of uneasiness and self-doubt: "an ignorant ruffianly gaucho, who . . . would . . . fight, steal, and do other naughty things without a qualm" (W.H. Hudson).
Scruple is an uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle about a course of action: "My father's old-fashioned notions boggled a little at first to this arrangement . . . but his scruples were in the end overruled" (John Galt).
Compunction implies a prick or twinge of conscience aroused by wrongdoing or the prospect of wrongdoing: stole the money without compunction.
Misgiving suggests often sudden apprehension: had misgivings about quitting his job.

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qualm [kwɑːm]

n

1. a sudden feeling of sickness or nausea

2. a pang or sudden feeling of doubt, esp concerning moral conduct; scruple

3. a sudden sensation of misgiving or unease

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

qualmish  adj

qualmishly  adv

qualmishness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	qualm - uneasiness about the fitness of an action misgiving, scruple anxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
	2.	qualm - a mild state of nausea queasiness, squeamishness nausea, sickness - the state that precedes vomiting

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qualm

noun misgiving, doubt, uneasiness, regret, anxiety, uncertainty, reluctance, hesitation, remorse, apprehension, disquiet, scruple, compunction, twinge or pang of conscience I had a sudden qualm that all might not be well.

Translations

qualm [kwɑːm] N

1. (= scruple) → escrúpulo m
he had no qualms about throwing them out on the street → no tuvo ningún escrúpulo para echarlos a la calle

2. (= misgiving) → duda f
she signed it without a qualm → no tuvo ninguna duda al firmarlo
he had qualms about their trustworthiness → tenía dudas acerca de su honradez
I would have no qualms about doing the same again → no dudaría en hacer lo mismo otra vez

3. (Med) → náusea f, mareo m

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qualm [ˈkwɑːm] n

(= hesitation) → hésitation f (= doubt) → doute m
moral qualms → scrupules mpl
to have qualms about sth (= doubts) → avoir des doutes sur qch
I have qualms about some of his arguments → J'ai des doutes sur certains de ses arguments.
to have qualms about doing sth (= hesitate to) → hésiter à faire qch
to have no qualms about doing sth (= no hesitation) → ne pas hésiter à faire qch

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qualm

n

(= doubt, scruple) → Skrupel m, → Bedenken nt; I would feel or have no qualms about killing that dog → ich würde keine Bedenken or Skrupel haben, den Hund zu töten; without the slightest qualm → ohne die geringsten Skrupel or Bedenken; without a qualm → ohne jeden Skrupel; qualms of conscience → Gewissensbisse pl; he suddenly had qualms about it → ihn überkamen plötzlich Skrupel or Bedenken

(= misgiving) → Bedenken nt; I had some qualms about his future → ich hatte mancherlei Bedenken hinsichtlich seiner Zukunft

(old: = nausea) → Übelkeit f

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qualm [kwɑːm] n (often pl, fear) → apprensione f; (scruple) → scrupolo, esitazione f
to have qualms about sth → avere degli scrupoli per qc

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qualm [kwɑːm] n (often pl, fear) → apprensione f; (scruple) → scrupolo, esitazione f
to have qualms about sth → avere degli scrupoli per qc

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qualm

n qualm [kwaːm]

a feeling of uncertainty about whether one is doing right She had no qualms about reporting her husband's crime to the police. bedenking, gewetensbeswaar إرْتِياب، هاجِس، وَسْواس безпокойство skrupule betænkelighed das Bedenken ενδοιασμός escrúpulo kõhklus دودلی epäilys scrupule נְקִיפוֹת מַצפּוּן सन्देह sumnja, slutnja lelkiismeret-furdalás keraguan efasemd scrupolo 気のとがめ 양심의 가책 būgštavimas, dvejonė šaubas; bažas rasa ragu-ragu gewetensbezwaar betenkelighet, samvittighetsnag skrupuł escrúpulo scrupul; şovăială сомнение pochybnosť pomislek sumnja betänklighet, kval ความรู้สึกไม่สบายใจ endişe, huzursuzluk 疑慮(尤其是對所做的事是否正確的疑慮) сумнів у своїй правоті ضمیر کی خلش nỗi băn khoăn 疑虑（尤其是对所做的事是否正确的疑虑）