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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

Meaning of "qualm" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD QUALM

Old English cwealm death or plague; related to Old High German qualm despair, Dutch kwalm smoke, stench.
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PRONUNCIATION OF QUALM

qualm  [kwɑːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUALM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Qualm is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES QUALM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of qualm in the English dictionary

The first definition of qualm in the dictionary is a sudden feeling of sickness or nausea. Other definition of qualm is a pang or sudden feeling of doubt, esp concerning moral conduct; scruple. Qualm is also a sudden sensation of misgiving or unease.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUALM


alarm
əˈlɑːm
arm
ɑːm
balm
bɑːm
calm
kɑːm
charm
tʃɑːm
dwalm
dwɑːm
dwam
dwɑːm
farm
fɑːm
firearm
ˈfaɪərˌɑːm
forearm
ˈfɔːrˌɑːm
Guam
ɡwɑːm
hammam
hʌmˈɑːm
haram
ˈhɑːˌrɑːm
harm
hɑːm
imam
ɪˈmɑːm
Islam
ˈɪzlɑːm
palm
pɑːm
psalm
sɑːm
salaam
səˈlɑːm
Thiruvananthapuram
ˌθɪruːvəˈnæntæˌpuːrɑːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUALM

qualitative analysis
qualitative identity
qualitatively
qualitied
qualities
quality
quality control
quality controller
quality factor
quality newspaper
quality of life
quality papers
quality press
quality time
qualming
qualmish
qualmishly
qualmishness
qualmless
qualmy

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUALM

aftershave balm
coconut palm
date palm
desert palm
embalm
estate of the realm
fan palm
halm
lemon balm
lip balm
malm
Montcalm
napalm
oil palm
peer of the realm
peers of the realm
realm
royal palm
sago palm
Tiger balm

Synonyms and antonyms of qualm in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «QUALM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «qualm» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of qualm

Translation of «qualm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUALM

Find out the translation of qualm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of qualm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «qualm» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

疑虑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escrúpulo
570 millions of speakers

English

qualm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ओकाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وخز الضمير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приступ растерянности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escrúpulo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিবেকের দংশন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scrupule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Qualm
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bedenken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

良心のかしゃく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거리낌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Qualm
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự lo âu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திடீர் மன அமைதி இன்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

योग्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bulantı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scrupolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

qualm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

приступ розгубленості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

remușcare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

qualm
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

walging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

qualm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

qualm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of qualm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUALM»

The term «qualm» is regularly used and occupies the 98.239 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUALM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «qualm» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «qualm» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about qualm

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QUOTES WITH «QUALM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word qualm.
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Giacomo Casanova
You will be amused when you see that I have more than once deceived without the slightest qualm of conscience, both knaves and fools.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUALM»

Discover the use of qualm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to qualm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England
Some plays use ''qualm'' without offering anything much by way of parallelism with Arden or Soliman and Perseda. Greene's Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay has ' 'a qualm did cross his stomach then'' (1.18)21 Greene and Lodge's A Looking ...
S. P. Cerasano, Mary Bly, Heather Anne Hirschfeld, 2010
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Non-Existents: Revelation of P. A. N. E.
Mr. Qualm was now trying to enrage Nollid. “No worries Nollid. Unlike Chris, I won't have mercy upon you!” Mr. Qualm then fired a laser at Nollid from one of his finger tips. “Nollid, what's going on?!” Maggie asked over her headset. “Just when I ...
Dillon Vantine, 2010
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
qualm. quarrel. a contrast with the substance— or the real, but unapparent, nature— of the thing <waves [on a Japanese artist's screen] such as these, divested of all accident of appearance, in their naked impetus of movement and recoil ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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Determining the Shakespeare Canon
cross his stomach then' (1.18).17 Greene and Lodge's A Looking Glass for London and England has 'to ease a woman when a qualm of kindness come too near her stomach' (1100–2). Lyly's Sapho and Phao has 'or else a woman's qualm' ...
MacDonald P. Jackson, 2014
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Absorption in No External World: 170 Issues in Mind Only ...
The Qualm 331 Issue #129: Since existent imputational natures, such as uncompounded space, are also not final objects of observation of a path of purification, why are they too not called ultimate-non- natures? Why does Buddha single out ...
Jeffrey Hopkins, 2006
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
Compar'd to these storms, death is but a qualm, Hell somewhat lightsome, the Bermudas calm. Dunne. y find a cold qualm come over my heart, that I fair.:, I can speak no longer. Hu-wcl. All maladies Of ghastly spasm, or racking torture, qualms ...
Henry John Todd, Samuel Johnson, 1805
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A Dictionnary of the English Language
QUALM. 'Ls scpealm, Saxon, a sudden stroke of death.] A v sudden fit of stckness ; a sudden feizure of fickly languor. Some sudden qualm hath struck me to the heart, And dimm'd mine eyes, that l can read no further. Sbaess. . , compar'd to ...
Samuel Johnson, 1773
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Los Angeles Magazine
DOT-QUALM Standard film- site gripe:The picture seems not much bigger than a postage stamp. BIZCOTTI bizcotti.com REASON FOR BEING Alternately silly and acidic take on the Hollywood trades. BEST FEATURE Absolutely no sacred ...
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Reflections on Reality - The Three Natures and Non- Natures ...
Ge-u-tsang:231 Those who are practicing the Mind-Only view might have the qualm that mind-only is a final object of observation by a path of purification. Jik- may-dam-cho-gya-tso232 stresses the focal point that the qualm arises around how ...
Jeffrey Hopkins, 2002
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Language Teacher Supervision: A Case-Based Approach
Wajnryb found four main semantic mitigation strategies in her data: (1) qualm indicators, (2) asides, or shifts in footing, (3) lexical hedges, and (4) hedging modifiers, as depicted in Figure 8.5. Qualm indicators Qualm indicators are “a mixed ...
Kathleen M. Bailey, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUALM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term qualm is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lange Staus: Großalarm nach Qualm durch LKW - Tunnel wieder …
Die Feuerwehr und Twitterer melden: Der Tunnel ist wieder befahrbar. In beide Richtungen. Ursache für den Qualm im Tunnel war offenbar eine festsitzende ... «Ruhr Nachrichten, Jul 15»
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Qualm aus Wohnung löst Feuerwehreinsatz aus
Schwetzingen/Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, 02. Juli 2015. (red/pm) Am vergangenen Mittwochvormittag löste starker Qualm aus einer Dachgeschosswohnung in der ... «Rheinneckarblog, Jul 15»
3
Phil Jackson's qualm about intriguing Latvian project
The Knicks staged another workout Monday with the Spanish League's rising 7-foot project Kristaps Porzingis, in town for the draft. The Post reported the Knicks ... «New York Post, Jun 15»
4
Zu viel Qualm vor dem Fenster
Der Unterschied: Bei dem Urteil vom Januar ging es um einen kettenrauchenden Nachbarn - das Ehepaar dagegen stößt sich am Qualm mehrerer rauchender ... «General-Anzeiger, May 15»
5
Dichter Qualm wegen Brand in Kehrichtverbrennungsanlage Oftringen
Es breitete sich über mehrere Etagen der Anlage aus und verursachte den dichten Qualm, der am Morgen in der Region Oftringen von weitem zu sehen ... «1815.ch, May 15»
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Weniger Qualm, weniger Schnaps
Immer weniger Jugendliche werden mit Alkoholvergiftungen eingewiesen, die Zahl der Raucher geht zurück: Die Bundedrogenbeauftragte Marlene Mortler ... «Spektrum der Wissenschaft, May 15»
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Geldern: Dicker Qualm in der City: B 58 gesperrt
Geldern. Der schwarze Qualm war weit zu sehen. Dicke Rauchschwaden zogen seit gestern Mittag vom Kanalweg über die viel befahrene B 58 mitten in ... «RP ONLINE, May 15»
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Zell an der Pram: Beißender Qualm weckte 24-Jährigen
Der Sohn der Hausbesitzerin wurde durch den beißenden Qualm wach und verständigte über Notruf die Feuerwehr. Alle vier Personen konnten von den ... «nachrichten.at, Apr 15»
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Ab 2018 kein Qualm in Lokalen mehr
Bis 2018 soll die Gastronomie rauchfrei werden, das sieht der Entwurf zu einem neuen Tabakgesetz vor. Einzig Hotels sollen weiter Raucherräume einrichten ... «derStandard.at, Apr 15»
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Starker Qualm macht Zimmer an der Oberschlesierstraße …
Der starke Qualm machte die betroffenen Zimmer dennoch erst einmal unbewohnbar. Die darunterliegende Wohnung wurde durch das Löschwasser ebenfalls ... «Westfälische Nachrichten, Feb 15»

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