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单词 qualmishness
释义

qualmish

adjective

qualm·​ish ˈkwä-mish How to pronounce qualmish (audio)
 also  ˈkwȯ-,
or
ˈkwäl- How to pronounce qualmish (audio)
1
a
: feeling qualms : nauseated
b
: overly scrupulous : squeamish
2
: of, relating to, or producing qualms
qualmishly adverb
qualmishness noun

Synonyms

  • ill
  • nauseated
  • nauseous
  • queasy
  • queazy
  • queer
  • queerish
  • sick
  • sickish
  • squeamish
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Example Sentences

some passengers felt a little qualmish after the bumpy landing on the airstrip

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

qualmishness

noun

1
as in nausea
a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting her qualmishness subsided after she had sipped a little ginger ale

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • nausea
  • sickness
  • motion sickness
  • queerness
  • nauseousness
  • qualm
  • squeamishness
  • mountain sickness
  • queasiness
  • morning sickness
  • car sickness
  • altitude sickness
  • seasickness
  • airsickness
2
as in squeamishness
the tendency to be or state of being squeamish I can't explain my qualmishness about spiders, but for some reason they really bother me

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • squeamishness
  • queasiness
  • finicalness
  • fastidiousness
  • finickiness
  • delicacy
  • fussiness
  • daintiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • boldness
  • indelicacy
  • gutsiness
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