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qualm

Pronunciation: /kwɑːm/

The English word “qualm” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
  2. A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness.
  3. A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt.
  4. Mortality; plague; pestilence.
  5. A calamity or disaster.

verb

  1. To have a sickly feeling.
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