Qualm
noun
A feeling of doubt or worry about whether you are doing the right thing.
She had no qualms about borrowing her friend's clothes without asking.
Often appears as...
- have no qualms
- feel a qualm
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Disapproving
noun
A sudden feeling of sickness or faintness.
He felt a qualm of nausea as the boat rocked on the waves.
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Colloquial
noun
A feeling of doubt or worry about whether you are doing the right thing.
She had no qualms about borrowing her friend's clothes without asking.
Often appears as...
- have no qualms
- feel a qualm
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A sudden feeling of sickness or faintness.
He felt a qualm of nausea as the boat rocked on the waves.
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Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Ethical Doubt
Expresses hesitation due to a moral or an ethical dilemma rather than a simple decision.
She experienced a qualm about reading her sister's diary.
Pro Tip 2/3Inner Conflict
Used when someone feels inner discomfort about a choice that conflicts with their values.
He had a qualm about the company's environmental policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Slight Unease
Represents a mild and often temporary feeling of discomfort or worry, not intense fear.
As the deadline approached, she felt a qualm of anxiety.
Pro Tip 1/3Ethical Doubt
Expresses hesitation due to a moral or an ethical dilemma rather than a simple decision.
She experienced a qualm about reading her sister's diary.
Pro Tip 2/3Inner Conflict
Used when someone feels inner discomfort about a choice that conflicts with their values.
He had a qualm about the company's environmental policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Slight Unease
Represents a mild and often temporary feeling of discomfort or worry, not intense fear.
As the deadline approached, she felt a qualm of anxiety.
Pro Tip 1/3Ethical Doubt
Expresses hesitation due to a moral or an ethical dilemma rather than a simple decision.
She experienced a qualm about reading her sister's diary.
Pro Tip 2/3Inner Conflict
Used when someone feels inner discomfort about a choice that conflicts with their values.
He had a qualm about the company's environmental policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Slight Unease
Represents a mild and often temporary feeling of discomfort or worry, not intense fear.
As the deadline approached, she felt a qualm of anxiety.
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How to get empowered,...
that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, so you might worry that maybe we humans just aren't smart enough, or wise enough rather, to handle this much power. Also, aside from any moral qualms you might have about enslaving superior minds,
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Dealing with Dangerous...
I never like seeing healthy animals put down. But, when they threaten human lives like this one, often it's the only reasonable option. The alligator is an instinctive trigger-happy killer. This one would have no qualms about attacking your pet dog
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How one person saved...
the children she rescued ensured she was recognized for her work. Yet despite all the lives she saved, Sendler remained hesitant to accept praise for her actions, remarking, “I continue to have qualms of conscience that I did so little.”
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Criminal Scapegoat PIPE...
mine this is not right in hindsight if I'd known that I would have lost theirs my family lose so much more I've given everything I had without any qualms have no idea that the whole world was going to be turned upside down
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How to get empowered,...
that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, so you might worry that maybe we humans just aren't smart enough, or wise enough rather, to handle this much power. Also, aside from any moral qualms you might have about enslaving superior minds,
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Dealing with Dangerous...
I never like seeing healthy animals put down. But, when they threaten human lives like this one, often it's the only reasonable option. The alligator is an instinctive trigger-happy killer. This one would have no qualms about attacking your pet dog
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How one person saved...
the children she rescued ensured she was recognized for her work. Yet despite all the lives she saved, Sendler remained hesitant to accept praise for her actions, remarking, “I continue to have qualms of conscience that I did so little.”
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Criminal Scapegoat PIPE...
mine this is not right in hindsight if I'd known that I would have lost theirs my family lose so much more I've given everything I had without any qualms have no idea that the whole world was going to be turned upside down
Example 1 of 4
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Alexis Wright
Australian Writer
When the world changed, people were different. Towns closed, cities were boarded up, communities abandoned, their governments collapsed. They seemed to have no qualms that were obvious to you or me about walking away from what they called a useless pile of rubbish, and never looking back.
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Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
America... just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable.
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John Torode
Australian Chef
I have no qualms with people who want to be vegetarians; it's just foolish. They are missing out on the best things in life: meat, cheese, proper Christmas pudding.
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Douglas Hofstadter
American Writer
If a mosquito has a soul, it is mostly evil. So I don't have too many qualms about putting a mosquito out of its misery. I'm a little more respectful of ants.
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Shweta Tripathi
Indian Actress
I have no qualms working on a quintessential Bollywood film, but I can't work on mindless no-brainers. I have too much self-respect for that.
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Tovino Thomas
Indian Actor
I have no qualms about doing a character who may be below the lead in the pecking order, whether it's a hero or a villain or a comedian.
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Rowan Atkinson
English Comedian
I would return to the Blackadder character if the opportunity came up. I have no qualms about that at all.
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Padmapriya Janakiraman
Indian Actress
I am comfortable doing glamorous roles and have no qualms going nude if the character demands it.
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Naga Chaitanya
Indian Actor
I have no qualms approaching directors who I know will help me grow as an actor.
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Ranvir Shorey
Indian Actor
I have no qualms being a character actor.
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Alexis Wright
Australian Writer
When the world changed, people were different. Towns closed, cities were boarded up, communities abandoned, their governments collapsed. They seemed to have no qualms that were obvious to you or me about walking away from what they called a useless pile of rubbish, and never looking back.
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Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
America... just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable.
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John Torode
Australian Chef
I have no qualms with people who want to be vegetarians; it's just foolish. They are missing out on the best things in life: meat, cheese, proper Christmas pudding.
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Douglas Hofstadter
American Writer
If a mosquito has a soul, it is mostly evil. So I don't have too many qualms about putting a mosquito out of its misery. I'm a little more respectful of ants.
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Shweta Tripathi
Indian Actress
I have no qualms working on a quintessential Bollywood film, but I can't work on mindless no-brainers. I have too much self-respect for that.
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Tovino Thomas
Indian Actor
I have no qualms about doing a character who may be below the lead in the pecking order, whether it's a hero or a villain or a comedian.
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Rowan Atkinson
English Comedian
I would return to the Blackadder character if the opportunity came up. I have no qualms about that at all.
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Padmapriya Janakiraman
Indian Actress
I am comfortable doing glamorous roles and have no qualms going nude if the character demands it.
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Naga Chaitanya
Indian Actor
I have no qualms approaching directors who I know will help me grow as an actor.
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Ranvir Shorey
Indian Actor
I have no qualms being a character actor.
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