qualm

English Thesaurus

1. uneasiness about the fitness of an action (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	anxiety,
definition	:	a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune (noun.feeling)

2. a mild state of nausea (noun.state)

hypernym	:	nausea, sickness,
definition	:	the state that precedes vomiting (noun.state)

3. uneasiness about the fitness of an action (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	misgive,
definition	:	suggest fear or doubt (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	scruple,
definition	:	have doubts about (verb.communication)

derivation	:	scruple,
definition	:	raise scruples (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	scruple,
definition	:	hesitate on moral grounds (verb.stative)

derivation	:	scrupulous,
definition	:	having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled (adj.all)

4. a mild state of nausea (noun.state)

derivation	:	dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish,
definition	:	excessively fastidious and easily disgusted (adj.all)

derivation	:	nauseated, nauseous, queasy, sick, sickish,
definition	:	feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit (adj.all)

5. uneasiness about the fitness of an action (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	misgive,
definition	:	suggest fear or doubt (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	scruple,
definition	:	have doubts about (verb.communication)

derivation	:	scruple,
definition	:	raise scruples (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	scruple,
definition	:	hesitate on moral grounds (verb.stative)

derivation	:	scrupulous,
definition	:	having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled (adj.all)

6. a mild state of nausea (noun.state)

derivation	:	dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish,
definition	:	excessively fastidious and easily disgusted (adj.all)

derivation	:	nauseated, nauseous, queasy, sick, sickish,
definition	:	feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit (adj.all)