qualm

/ˈkwäm/

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noun

  1. a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety

  2. a sudden feeling of usually disturbing emotion (such as doubt or fear)

  3. a sudden attack of illness, faintness, or nausea

had no qualms about asking for their help

qualm scruple compunction demur mean a misgiving about what one is doing or going to do. qualm implies an uneasy fear that one is not following one's conscience or better judgment. scruple implies doubt of the rightness of an act on grounds of principle.