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What is the meaning of ‘qualm’?

(Murali Pillai, Thiruvananthapuram)

The word rhymes with ‘calm’ and ‘arm’; the ‘qu’ is like the ‘qu’ in ‘quit’ and ‘quick’ and the ‘l’ is silent. It is pronounced ‘kwaam’. This is one way of pronouncing the word. When you have qualms about something, you have misgivings about it; you have this feeling of doubt as to whether you are doing the right thing or not.

The man had no qualms about stealing from his own parents.

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