Vocabulary
Qualms
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a feeling of doubt or Uncertainty about whether you are doing the right thing
Urdu meaning
ضمیر کی خلش جو اپنے رویئے کے مطابق محسوس ہو
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Many among the Maga hard hitters have qualms about this visa because they see America-born workers losing out on high-skilled jobs on account of it.
- Even before the atrocities in Gaza, Israel had no qualms about murdering Palestinian journalists, such as Shireen Abu Akleh, who was targeted in Jenin in 2022.
- The PCB has advocated the separation of sports and politics and the Pakistan Champions team also had no qualms over taking on India.
- Many mainstream Indian outlets, including some respected journalists, had no qualms about peddling pure lies and fake news, such as the fact that the Indian forces had laid numerous Pakistani cities to waste.
- A woman who shines at work faces resentment from men who may have been passed up for promotions and have no qualms against disparaging her.
Synonyms
misgiving, compunction
Antonyms
aplomb, certitude
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