He did not have any qualm of conscience.
Source: tatoeba (1055105)
Qualm
//kwɑːm//
Synonyms for "qualm" (132 found)
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Closest matches (27)
Strong matches (39)
Related words (66)
objectionoverconscientiousnessoverscrupulousnesspangpangspangs of consciencepausepenitenceperturbationphobiapicketingpoint of honorpresentimentpricking of heartprotestprotest demonstrationprotestationpunctiliopunctiliousnessqualm of conscience
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qualmishnessqualmsrallyrecoilregretreluctanceremonstranceremonstrationreservationscruplesscrupulosityscrupulousnessseasicknesssecond thoughtshrinkingshynesssit insit-inskepticismsolicitudesquawksqueamishnesssticklingstrikesuspicionteach inteach-inthroestouch of consciencetwingetwinge of conscienceunbeliefuncertaintyuneaseuneasinessuneasyunwillingnessvoice of consciencevomitingworry
Noun(6 words)
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13 entriesTranslations
76 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- безпокойство noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- гадене noun (sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness)
- опасение noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- прилошаване noun (sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness)
Czech
4 entries- (lehká) nevolnost noun (sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness)
- obavy noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- pochybnosti noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- rozpaky noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
Dutch
4 entries- (aanval van) misselijkheid noun (sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness)
- (plotse) onpasselijkheid noun (sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness)
- angstgevoel noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- bedenking noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
Finnish
4 entries- epäilys noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- epävarmuus noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- etominen noun (sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness)
- kuvotus noun (sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness)
French
2 entries- appréhension noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- scrupule noun (prick of the conscience, moral scrupule)
Georgian
4 entries- გულის რევა noun (sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness)
- დაბნეულობა noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- ეჭვი noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- მერყეობა noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
German
1 entries- Gewissensbisse noun (prick of the conscience, moral scrupule)
Italian
4 entries- apprensione noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- dubbio noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- paura noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- scrupolo noun (prick of the conscience, moral scrupule)
Macedonian
1 entries- скрупула noun (prick of the conscience, moral scrupule)
Māori
3 entries- potau noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- potau noun (sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness)
- potau noun (prick of the conscience, moral scrupule)
Polish
2 entries- niepokój noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- skrupuł noun (prick of the conscience, moral scrupule)
Portuguese
4 entries- apreensão noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- escrúpulo noun (prick of the conscience, moral scrupule)
- mal-estar noun (sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness)
- receio noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
Romanian
3 entries- compuncțiune noun (prick of the conscience, moral scrupule)
- greață noun (sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness)
- scrupul noun (prick of the conscience, moral scrupule)
Russian
4 entries- расте́рянность noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- сомне́ние noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- тошнота́ noun (sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness)
- угрызе́ния со́вести noun (prick of the conscience, moral scrupule)
Slovak
4 entries- obavy noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- pochybnosti noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- zábrany noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- zábrany noun (prick of the conscience, moral scrupule)
Spanish
4 entries- aprensión noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- aprensión noun (sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness)
- dificultad noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- escrúpulo noun (prick of the conscience, moral scrupule)
Swedish
2 entries- betänklighet noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- samvetskval noun (prick of the conscience, moral scrupule)
Ukrainian
4 entries- вагання noun (sudden feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear, etc.)
- докори сумління noun (prick of the conscience, moral scrupule)
- млість noun (sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness)
- нудота noun (sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
My main qualm about the English language is its unmathematical and awkward orthography.
Source: tatoeba (9015767)
[W]ho vvould not rather Sleep Quietly upon a Hammock, vvithout either Cares in his Head, or Crudities in his Stomach, then lye Carking upon a Bed of State, vvith the Qualms and Tvvinges that accompany Surfeits and Exceſs?
Source: wiktionary
"Do you have any particular qualms about leaving Pencey?" / "Oh, I have a few qualms, all right. Sure … but not too many. Not yet, anyway.[…]"
Source: wiktionary
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