Topic: word of the day: qualm
boof started this discussion 1 year ago #121,892
qualm --Merriam-Webster
noun
ˈkwäm also ˈkwȯm, or ˈkwälm
1
: a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
had no qualms about asking for their help
It was about an enduring secular world where people did unspeakable things, seemingly without qualm and without any grave consequences to themselves.—
Jim Holt
2
: a sudden feeling of usually disturbing emotion (such as doubt or fear)
I had a qualm of absolute horror, and shuddered; and then the emotion was immediately repressed or suppressed.—
Oliver Sacks
3
: a sudden attack of illness, faintness, or nausea
The doctor seemed seized with a qualm of faintness.—
Robert Louis Stevenson
Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 3
noun
ˈkwäm also ˈkwȯm, or ˈkwälm
1
: a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
had no qualms about asking for their help
It was about an enduring secular world where people did unspeakable things, seemingly without qualm and without any grave consequences to themselves.—
Jim Holt
2
: a sudden feeling of usually disturbing emotion (such as doubt or fear)
I had a qualm of absolute horror, and shuddered; and then the emotion was immediately repressed or suppressed.—
Oliver Sacks
3
: a sudden attack of illness, faintness, or nausea
The doctor seemed seized with a qualm of faintness.—
Robert Louis Stevenson
Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 3
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My palms are qualmy. Also I qualmed down and am sorry for any previous outbursts.
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Qualm on my face