qualmishness

noun

Definition of qualmishnessnext
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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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  1. nausea
  2. sickness
  3. delicacy
Noun
  • It is designed to supposedly accelerate the breakdown of alcohol’s most toxic byproduct, acetaldehyde, which can cause inflammation, headaches, nausea, and the like.
    Emily Peck, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Like other medications, the benefits of chemotherapy come with risks of side effects, which can include fatigue, nausea, vomiting, hair loss, and decreased appetite.
    Dr. Lindsey Ulin, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of nausea
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  • Researchers say there's consistent evidence that eating more of these foods is correlated with sickness, including mental health struggles.
    Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Who is at risk for severe infection With the flu, someone can have a relatively mild sickness that lasts only a few days, or end up with severe illness that lands them in the hospital.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of sickness
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  • Aristocrats feasted while peasants toiled and poor Parisians starved, and new delicacies like the banana debuted against a backdrop of imperialist adventures.
    Amy Crawford, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The inspiration was more words and feelings: fragility, vulnerability, dread, intense love, all of these words that evoke weights of fabric, delicacy, what part of the body might be visible.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of delicacy
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