alexithymic vs qualm

alexithymic

noun
  • A person who has difficulty feeling, processing or understanding emotions 

adj
  • Pertaining to or having alexithymia. 

  • Lacking in emotion or emotional expression. 

qualm

noun
  • A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc. 

  • A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. 

  • A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness. 

verb
  • To have a sickly feeling. 

How often have the words alexithymic and qualm occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )