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qualm

Best crossword clue

"Uneasy doubt"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /kwɑːm/Part of speech nounSorted almquStarts with QEnds with M1 clues
1Q2U3A4L5M

Definitions

  1. uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety)

Used in a sentence

  • "Do you have any particular qualms about leaving Pencey?" / "Oh, I have a few qualms, all right. Sure … but not too many. Not yet, anyway.[…]"
  • Jem’s face showed brief indecision on the ethics of withholding his own dime, but his innate courtesy won and he shifted his dime to his pocket. I did likewise with no qualms.
  • Opponents of those privatization plans hoped to use Mr. [Neil] Armstrong's qualms as ammunition to block the White House initiatives, and they asked for more public statements.

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