- (n.) A prick or scruple of conscience; uneasiness of conscience; compunction.
- (n.) A sudden attack of illness, faintness or pain; an agony.
- (n.) Especially, a sudden sensation of nausea.
- (n.) Sickness; disease; pestilence; death.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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