qualm
noun
[ kwɑːm ]
• an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving.
• "military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press"
Similar:
misgiving,
doubt,
reservation,
second thought,
worry,
concern,
anxiety,
hesitation,
hesitance,
hesitancy,
demur,
reluctance,
disinclination,
apprehension,
trepidation,
disquiet,
disquietude,
unease,
uneasiness,
scruple,
pang of conscience,
twinge of conscience/remorse,
compunction,
remorse,
Origin:
early 16th century (in the sense ‘momentary sick feeling’): perhaps related to Old English cw(e)alm ‘pain’, of Germanic origin.
