01 n. Sickness; disease; pestilence; death.
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Sickness; disease; pestilence; death.[Obs.]“thousand slain and not of qualm ystorve [dead].” — Chaucer.
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2.
A sudden attack of illness, faintness, or pain; an agony.
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Especially, a sudden sensation of nausea.“For who, without a qualm, hath ever looked On holy garbage, though by Homer cooked?” — Roscommon.
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4.
A prick or scruple of conscience; uneasiness of conscience; compunction.