All 5 Uses of
qualms
in
Gone with the Wind
- A cold qualm of guilt assailed Scarlett at the thought of Ellen's consternation, should she ever learn of her daughter's scandalous conduct.†
Chpt 2.10 *qualm = feeling of uneasinesseditor's notes: Qualm is much more commonly used in the plural form, qualms.
- Scarlett had no qualm of conscience as she watched them but only a feeling of vast relief that she had made her escape.†
Chpt 3.17
- Probably, thought Scarlett, because Sally and Young Miss were too afraid of the porcelain-frail but indomitable old Grandma to dare voice any qualms.†
Chpt 3.26qualms = feelings of uneasiness
- That he was Suellen's fiance caused her no qualm of conscience.†
Chpt 4.35qualm = feeling of uneasinesseditor's notes: Qualm is much more commonly used in the plural form, qualms.
- But she had no qualms in trusting him with a convict gang.†
Chpt 4.42qualms = feelings of uneasiness
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.