qualm

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.

[Origin unknown.]

qualmish qualm'ish adj.
qualmishly qualm'ish·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.

noun

A feeling of uncertainty about the fitness or correctness of an action: compunction, misgiving, reservation, scruple. See certain/uncertain.

n

Definition: nagging doubt
Antonyms: approval, comfort, contentedness

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IN BRIEF: A feeling of doubt. Also: A temporary feeling of sickness.

If you have a qualm about how honorable your ideas are, it is best to rethink your ideas.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - skrupler, betænkeligeheder, ond mening

idioms:

• to have (no) qualms about    har ingen skrupler
• without a qualm    uden betænkelighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
scrupule, twijfel, bang vermoeden, plotselinge flauwte/ misselijkheid

Français (French)
n. - scrupule

idioms:

• to have no qualms about    ne pas avoir le moindre scrupule (à faire)
• without a qualm    sans scrupule

Deutsch (German)
n. - Skrupel, ungutes Gefühl, Übelkeitsanfall

idioms:

• to have no qualms about    keine Bedenken haben
• without a qualm    bedenkenlos

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ενδοιασμός, τύψη (της συνείδησης), κακό προαίσθημα

idioms:

• to have (no) qualms about    δεν διστάζω, δεν έχω κανένα ενδοιασμό να
• without a qualm    χωρίς κανέναν ενδοιασμό

Italiano (Italian)
scrupolo, rimorso, emozione improvvisa, nausea, vomito

idioms:

• to have (no) qualms about    (non) avere scrupoli, (non) avere rimorsi
• without a qualm    senza esitazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desmaio (m), enjôo (m)

idioms:

• to have (no) qualms about    não ter escrúpulos
• without a qualm    sem remorso

Русский (Russian)
тошнота, сомнения, угрызения совести

idioms:

• to have (no) qualms about    не иметь ни малейших сомнений
• without a qualm    без никаких сомнений

Español (Spanish)
n. - escrúpulo, reparo, remordimiento

idioms:

• to have no qualms about    no tener ningún reparo o escrúpulo en algo, no tener ningún remordimiento
• without a qualm    sin titubear

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - betänklighet, skrupel, farhåga, ond aning, illamående

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
晕眩, 疑虑, 不安

idioms:

• to have (no) qualms about    对...有(无)疑虑
• without a qualm    毫不内疚

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 暈眩, 疑慮, 不安

idioms:

• to have (no) qualms about    對...有(無)疑慮
• without a qualm    毫不內疚

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 일시적인 현기증, 메스꺼움, 불안, 양심의 가책

idioms:

• to have (no) qualms about    불안해 하지 않다, 망설이지 않다
• without a qualm    양심의 가책을 받지 않고, 걱정 없이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一時的なめまい, むかつき, 突然の不安, 懸念, 良心の呵責, 不安, めまい

idioms:

• to have (no) qualms about    何とも思わない
• without a qualm    何のためらいもなく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مرض مفاجئ, تأنيب الضمير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נקיפת מצפון, חולשה, בחילה, פקפוק‬

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