qualm
noun
1 qualm
Uneasiness about the fitness of an action.
synonyms: misgiving, scruple.
Roget 485:
unbelief,
disbelief,
misbelief;
discredit,
miscreance†;
infidelity
etc.
(irreligion)
989†;
dissent
etc.
489;
change of opinion
etc.
484;
retraction
etc.
607.
doubt
etc.
(uncertainty)
475;
skepticism,
scepticism,
misgiving,
demure;
distrust,
mistrust,
cynicism;
misdoubt†,
suspicion,
jealousy,
scruple,
qualm;
onus probandi [Lat.].
incredibility,
incredibleness;
incredulity.
[person who doubts]
doubter,
skeptic,
cynic. ;
unbeliever
etc.
487.
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Roget 603:
unwillingness
etc.
adj.;
indisposition,
indisposedness†;
disinclination,
aversation†;
nolleity†,
nolition†;
renitence†,
renitency;
reluctance;
indifference
etc.
866;
backwardness
etc.
adj.;
slowness
etc.
275;
want of alacrity,
want of readiness;
indocility
etc.
(obstinacy)
606†.
scrupulousness,
scrupulosity;
qualms of conscience,
twinge of conscience;
delicacy,
demur,
scruple,
qualm,
shrinking,
recoil;
hesitation
etc.
(irresolution)
605;
fastidiousness
etc.
868.
averseness
etc.
(dislike)
867†;
dissent
etc.
489;
refusal
etc.
764.
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Roget 860:
fear,
timidity,
diffidence,
want of confidence;
apprehensiveness,
fearfulness
etc.
adj.;
solicitude,
anxiety,
care,
apprehension,
misgiving;
feeze [U.S.];
mistrust
etc.
(doubt)
485;
suspicion,
qualm;
hesitation
etc.
(irresolution)
605.
nervousness,
restlessness
etc.
adj.;
inquietude,
disquietude,
worry,
concern;
batophobia†;
heartquake†;
flutter,
trepidation,
fear and trembling,
perturbation,
tremor,
quivering,
shaking,
trembling,
throbbing heart,
palpitation,
ague fit,
cold sweat;
abject fear
etc.
(cowardice)
862;
mortal funk,
heartsinking†,
despondency;
despair
etc.
859.
fright;
affright,
affrightment†;
boof alarm [U.S.],
dread,
awe,
terror,
horror,
dismay,
consternation,
panic,
scare,
stampede
(of horses).
intimidation,
terrorism,
reign of terror.
[Object of fear]
bug bear,
bugaboo;
scarecrow;
hobgoblin
etc.
(demon)
980;
nightmare,
Gorgon,
mormo†,
ogre,
Hurlothrumbo†,
raw head and bloody bones,
fee-faw-fum,
bete noire [Fr.],
enfant terrible [Fr.].
alarmist
etc.
(coward)
862.
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Polish: opory, opór
2 qualm
Moby thesaurus: agitation, airsickness, all-overs, anxiety, apprehension, apprehensiveness, bashfulness, beef, better self, bitch, boggle, boggling, boycott, car sickness, challenge, complaint, compunction, concern, conscience, conscientiousness, conviction, demonstration, demur, demurral, demurrer, diffidence, disinclination, doubt, exception, expostulation, falter, faltering, fastidiousness, foreboding, funny feeling, grievance, grievance committee, hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, howl, impatience, indignation meeting, insecurity, kick, mal de mer, march, meticulousness, misgiving, mistrust, modesty, motion sickness, nausea, nervousness, nonviolent protest, objection, overconscientiousness, overscrupulousness, pang, pangs, pangs of conscience, pause, perturbation, picketing, point of honor, presentiment, pricking of heart, protest, protest demonstration, protestation, punctilio, punctiliousness, qualm of conscience, qualmishness, qualms, queasiness, rally, recoil, reluctance, remonstrance, remonstration, scruple, scruples, scrupulosity, scrupulousness, seasickness, second thought, shrinking, shyness, sit-in, squawk, squeamishness, stickling, strike, suspicion, teach-in, throes, touch of conscience, twinge, twinge of conscience, uncertainty, unease, uneasiness, unwillingness, voice of conscience, vomiting, worry ... show more.
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