Feelings of doubt, worry, or uneasiness about something; hesitations or second thoughts.
Qualm is possibly from Low German 'qualm' or Dutch 'kwalm,' related to suffocation or uneasiness. It appeared in English around the 1500s describing both physical and emotional discomfort.
People often say 'no qualms' when they're confident about something—it's interesting that this negative feeling word is so commonly used in the negative, turning it into a statement of confidence!
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