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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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Mild carbon monoxide exposures cause symptoms of fatigue, dizziness, headache and nausea.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026 -
But women are somewhat more likely than men to experience some of the other common symptoms, particularly shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting, and back or jaw pain.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
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The squeamishness reflects a certain independent streak held by voters in both states and a willingness by some to push back.—
Isabella Volmert,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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At the State Budget Committee meeting where the renovation spending was approved, Democrats expressed the concerns many have about making sure detainees maintain civil rights and access to legal representation ― as well as some squeamishness over the profit discussion.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
18 Sep. 2025
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Washing sheets in hot water every time isn’t necessary for linens that are lightly soiled—think no sweaty nights or sickness.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2026
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Boost immunity with vitamin D 🤧 Vitamin C isn’t your only secret weapon against winter sickness.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
21 Jan. 2026
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Even though Wall Street loves lower rates, the personal attacks caused some queasiness in financial markets because of the possibility of a less independent Fed.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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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
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McVicar and Holloway, an American who makes her Lyric debut with this performance, have no interest in the erotic Victorian combo of delicacy and determination that so interested Wilde; on the contrary, this Salome starts and ends everything low down in the body, where deeper truths reside.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Those climaxes exerted visceral intensity, but delicacies at the threshold of audibility seemed physical presences as well.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Qualmishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualmishness. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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