having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
scruple
verb
have doubts about
misgive
verb
suggest fear or doubt
queasy
adjective
feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
squeamish
adjective
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Bedenken
Unbehagen über die Eignung einer Handlung
🇫🇷French
scrupule
malaise quant à la pertinence d'une action
🇪🇸Spanish
escrúpulo
inquietud sobre la idoneidad de una acción
🇮🇹Italian
scrupolo
disagio riguardo all’idoneità di un’azione
🇳🇱Dutch
moeite
onbehagen over de geschiktheid van een actie
🇵🇹Portuguese
escrúpulo
inquietação sobre a adequação de uma ação
🇷🇺Russian
беспокойство
беспокойство по поводу целесообразности действия
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ओकाई
किसी कार्य की उपयुक्तता के बारे में बेचैनी
🇧🇩Bengali
আপত্তি
একটি কর্মের ফিটনেস সম্পর্কে অস্বস্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
பதற்றம்
ஒரு செயலின் தகுதி பற்றிய கவலை
🇮🇳Telugu
సంకోచం
చర్య యొక్క ఫిట్నెస్ గురించి అసౌకర్యం
🇮🇳Marathi
शंका
कृतीच्या फिटनेसबद्दल अस्वस्थता
🇮🇳Gujarati
સંતાપ
ક્રિયાની ફિટનેસ વિશે અસ્વસ્થતા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಂಕೋಚ
ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ಫಿಟ್ನೆಸ್ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅಸಮಾಧಾನ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അസ്വസ്ഥത
ഒരു പ്രവർത്തനത്തിൻ്റെ ഫിറ്റ്നസ് സംബന്ധിച്ച അസ്വസ്ഥത
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਚਿੰਤਾ
ਕਿਸੇ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਦੀ ਤੰਦਰੁਸਤੀ ਬਾਰੇ ਬੇਚੈਨੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
افسوس
ایکشن کی فٹنس کے بارے میں بے چینی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
疑虑
对某个动作是否合适感到不安
🇯🇵Japanese
気まずい
行動が適切であるかどうかについての不安
🇰🇷Korean
현기증
행동의 적합성에 대한 불안감
🇻🇳Vietnamese
băn khoăn
sự lo lắng về tính phù hợp của một hành động
🇹🇭Thai
กังวลใจ
ความไม่สบายใจเกี่ยวกับความเหมาะสมของการกระทำ
🇮🇩Indonesian
rasa cemas
kegelisahan tentang kesesuaian suatu tindakan
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkabalisa
pagkabalisa tungkol sa kaangkupan ng isang aksyon
🇲🇾Malay
gelisah
keresahan tentang kesesuaian sesuatu tindakan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
وخز الضمير
عدم الارتياح بشأن مدى ملاءمة الإجراء
🇮🇷Persian
دلتنگی
ناراحتی در مورد تناسب یک عمل
🇹🇷Turkish
endişe
Bir eylemin uygunluğu konusunda rahatsızlık
🇮🇱Hebrew
תהייה
אי נוחות לגבי כשירות הפעולה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'qualm'?
The primary meaning of 'qualm' is 'uneasiness about the fitness of an action'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'qualm' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'qualm' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'qualm' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'qualm' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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Do you find 'qualm' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'qualm' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'qualm' in regular conversations?
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How likely are you to use 'qualm' in a professional email?
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