anxiety vs qualm

anxiety

noun
  • An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event. 

  • An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). 

  • A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach. 

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 anxiety and qualm occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )