qualm
qualm \'kwa:m also 'kwa:lm, 'kwo.m\ \-e-\ n [origin unknown] 1: a sudden
attack of illness, faintness, or nausea 2a: a sudden misgiving or fear
2b: an emotional pang : TWINGE 3: COMPUNCTION, SCRUPLE sgiving about what
one is doing or going to do. QUALM implies an uneasy fear that one is not
following his conscience or better judgment; SCRUPLE implies doubt of the
rightness of an act on grounds of principle; COMPUNCTION implies a
spontaneous feeling of responsibility or compassion for a potential victim;
DEMUR implies hesitation caused by objection to an outside suggestion or
influence - qualmy aj SYN syn QUALM, SCRUPLE, COMPUNCTION, DEMUR mean a mi