noun🔗ShareA feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc."She had a qualm about telling her parents about the late-night study session. "mindattitudecharactersensationmoralguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sudden sickly feeling; queasiness."After eating the spicy curry, she had a qualm and went to lie down. "sensationmindbodyemotionguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. (Now often in negative constructions.)"This lawyer has no qualms about saving people who are on the wrong side of the law."moralguiltmindphilosophycharactersoulvalueattitudenegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMortality; plague; pestilence."The village was gripped by a qualm, a terrible sickness that quickly spread through the community. "guiltmoralmindattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA calamity or disaster."The unexpected flood was a qualm for the entire neighborhood. "guiltmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo have a sickly feeling."Seeing the spoiled milk qualmed me, and I immediately threw it away. "mindsensationguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading