What is another word for qualm?

Pronunciation: [kwˈɑːm] (IPA)

Qualm implies a sense of doubt, unease or apprehension when making a decision or taking action. Synonyms for qualm include hesitation, reluctance, misgiving, reservation, skepticism, uncertainty, and doubt. Another synonym for qualm is scruple, which refers to an ethical or moral hesitation when considering a particular course of action. A related synonym is compunction, which implies a sense of guilt or regret after taking a certain action. Other synonyms for qualm include trepidation, anxiety, and second-guessing. Overall, these synonyms all convey a sense of hesitation or concern before making a decision or taking action.

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What are the hypernyms for Qualm?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for qualm?

Qualm is a feeling of unease or doubt. Its antonyms are confidence, assurance, and certainty. These words denote trust in oneself or others and the absence of any doubts or fears. Confidence is a strong belief in one's abilities, while assurance is the state of being certain or confident. Certainty is the absence of doubts or uncertainties. Other possible antonyms for qualm are boldness, courage, and daring, as they connote a willingness to take risks without hesitation or doubt. Whichever antonym is used, it would indicate the opposite of qualm and express a sense of confidence or certainty in oneself or others.

Usage examples for Qualm

Nan's cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were pleased and bright; the only thing that troubled her in this whirl of excitement was an occasional qualm about her mother.
"The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols"
William Black
Then she felt a qualm of added sickness at heart as she all but thought, "How that will amuse Sally when I come to tell it to her!"
"Somehow Good"
William de Morgan
Was his heart only pretending to laugh at the panic his old friend was stricken with at the mere mention of the word "death"-he who had in his time faced death a hundred times without a qualm?
"Somehow Good"
William de Morgan

Famous quotes with Qualm

  • You will be amused when you see that I have more than once deceived without the slightest qualm of conscience, both knaves and fools.
    Giacomo Casanova
  • You'll see certain Pythagorean whose belief in communism of property goes to such lengths that they pick up anything lying about unguarded, and make off with it without a qualm of conscience as if it had come to them by law.
    Desiderius Erasmus
  • Western man has progressively accepted the use of violenceBy the year 1945peoplewere rejoicing overthe destruction from the air of numerous German and Japanese cities, and were revealing scarcely a qualm of conscience over this unequaled devastation and annihilation. The practice from which they had recoiled in horror less than three decades previously, they were now using with cold premeditation and concentrated skill. And nothing like the havoc they wrought had ever before been seen on this earth.
    Kirby Page
  • You will be amused when you see that I have more than once deceived without the slightest qualm of conscience, both knaves and fools.We avenge intellect when we dupe a fool, and it is a victory not to be despised for a fool is covered with steel and it is often very hard to find his vulnerable part.
    Giacomo Casanova
  • The picture story fantasy cuts loose the hampering debris of art and artifice and touches the tender spots of universal human desires and aspirations. Comics speak, without qualm or sophistication to the innermost ears of the wishful self.
    William Moulton Marston

Related words: qualm noun, qualms plural, qualm verb

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