compunction vs qualm

compunction

noun
  • A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting. 

qualm

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

  • A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc. 

  • A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness. 

verb
  • To have a sickly feeling. 

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