Qualm – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

The word of the day is ‘qualm’.

The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of a sentence.

No, the word is a noun. Therefore, it does not have a past form.

It means:
1. Nagging doubt
2. A misgiving
3. An uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one’s own conduct; 
4. Objection

1. He had put her aside without a qualm, and now he met her announcement with approval.
2. I feel no qualm in saying that his exit was hastier than his approach.
3. He felt that he could kill Bruce Browning without a qualm of conscience.
4. Military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press
5. But the deed was not yet done, and the qualm was kept under, and he slept.

Some synonyms of today’s word are:
anxiety, apprehension, disquiet, misgiving, nervousness, reluctance, remorse, twinge, unease, uneasiness, agitation, compunction, conscience, demur, foreboding, indecision, insecurity, mistrust, perturbation, presentiment, remonstrance, scruple, suspicion, uncertainty, misdoubt, worry, concern, demur, disinclination, trepidation, disquietude, scruple, compunction etc.

calm, certainty, ease, happiness, peace, sureness, comfort, contentedness, confidence