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QUALM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Uneasiness about the fitness of an action
Synonyms:
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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