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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
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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
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Noun
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Others may include nausea, difficulty breathing and muscle weakness.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Rollouts of new laser projection technology are improving issues with screen darkness, if not some viewers’ headaches and nausea.—
Gregg Goldstein,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The idea prompts a degree of squeamishness.—
David A. Brenner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Part of the cultural discomfort with the show’s reboot reflects a squeamishness with the idea of women aging.—
Lyz Lenz,
Rolling Stone,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Further signs of sickness can be seen in job openings.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Unlike my frail biological instrument, an AI voice will never experience sickness.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Obvious as that opening sequence at the cider mill might be, there’s a lingering queasiness to its Wes Anderson-like top-down shots of apples being funnelled through a big machine that shuts down the second an irregular object is thrown into the mix.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And who doesn’t want to dive into New Mexico’s greatest delicacies?—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Our pecan tassies perfectly balance the two delicacies with a thick, buttery layer of crust and warm, nutty filling.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Qualmishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualmishness. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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