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Rarequalm
The correct spelling is qualm.
How to pronounce qualm
/kwɑːm/
nounIPA: /kwɑːm/
Say it like: Kwa-lm
The correct spelling is qualm. A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc. For example: "This lawyer has no qualms about saving people who are on the wrong side of the law."
Usage Examples
“This lawyer has no qualms about saving people who are on the wrong side of the law.”
Meanings
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. (Now often in negative constructions.)
- 4.Mortality; plague; pestilence.
- 5.A calamity or disaster.
verb
- 1.To have a sickly feeling.
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