Both Uses of
qualms
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- A soft qualm, regret, flowed down his backbone, increasing.†
Chpt 4 *qualm = feeling of uneasinesseditor's notes: Qualm is much more commonly used in the plural form, qualms.
- He felt the flowing qualm spread over him.†
Chpt 4
Definitions:
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(1)
(qualms) feelings of uneasiness -- especially about whether it is right to do something
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely feeling qualms can reference a sudden feeling of nervousness. Even more rarely (and historically), a qualm referenced a mild state of nausea.