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Affright vs Qualm - What's the difference?

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Affright is a related term of qualm.


As nouns the difference between affright and qualm

is that affright is great fear, terror, fright while qualm is smoke.

As a verb affright

is to terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright.

affright

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • great fear, terror, fright

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to terrify, to frighten, to inspire fright
  • * Shakespeare
    • Dreams affright our souls.
  • * Milton
    • A drear and dying sound / Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.

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    qualm

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (dialectal)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Mortality; plague; pestilence.
  • A calamity or disaster.
  • A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
  • :* {{quote-web
    • , date=2012-08-25 , year= , first= , last= , author=Andy Pasztor , authorlink= , title=Armstrong, First Man on Moon, Dies , site=Wall Street Journal citation , archiveorg= , accessdate=2012-08-26 , passage=Opponents of those privatization plans hoped to use Mr. Armstrong's qualms as ammunition to block the White House initiatives, and they asked for more public statements. }}
  • A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness.
  • A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. (Now chiefly in negative constructions.)

    • Synonyms

    * compunction * misgiving * scruple

    Derived terms

    * qualmish * qualmishly * qualmishness * qualmy