Both Uses of
qualms
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- The Scandalous Scene Miuesov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior's with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.†
Chpt 2 *
- It is impossible to picture to oneself the shame and moral degradation to which the jealous man can descend without a qualm of conscience.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(qualms) feelings of uneasiness -- especially about whether it is right to do something