QUALM


Meaning of QUALM in English

/ kwɑːm; NAmE ; kwɔːm/ noun

[ usually pl. ] qualm (about sth) a feeling of doubt or worry about whether what you are doing is right

SYN misgiving :

He had been working very hard so he had no qualms about taking a few days off.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent. (in the sense momentary sick feeling ): perhaps related to Old English cw(e)alm pain , of Germanic origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.