qualm

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Synonyms: quale, qual, quam, quali, qualy, quall, quarm

Antonyms: quale, qual, quam, quali, qualy, quall, quarm

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Noun

1. A feeling of [[apprehension]], [[doubt]], [[fear]] etc. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. A sudden [[sickly]] [[feeling]]; [[queasiness]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|now|negative polarity}} A prick of the [[conscience]]; a moral [[scruple]], a [[pang]] of guilt. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|archaic|UK|dialectal}} [[mortality|Mortality]]; [[plague]]; [[pestilence]].
5. {{lb|en|archaic|UK|dialectal}} A [[calamity]] or [[disaster]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To have a [[sickly]] feeling.

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