compunction
Meaning of compunction
- a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad.
they used their tanks without compunction
Middle English: from Old French componction, from ecclesiastical Latin compunctio(n- ), from Latin compungere ‘prick sharply’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + pungere ‘to prick’.
Information about compunction
- It is a name.
- The plural form of compunction is: compunctions.
- Languages in which compunction is used:
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Hyphenation of compunction
com-punc-tion
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- compunction is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
compunction synonyms
Meaning remorse:
Meaning a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action:
Meaning a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something:
Meaning an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving:
Meaning the state of being anxious and troubled over actual or potential problems:
Meaning anxiety or discontent:
Meaning a feeling of anxiety or discomfort:
Meaning doubt or reluctance:
Meaning the quality or state of being hesitant:
Meaning a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction:
Meaning unwillingness or disinclination to do something:
Meaning the action of reserving something:
Meaning a feeling of having committed wrong or failed in an obligation:
Meaning a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over an occurrence or something that one has done or failed to do:
Meaning the state of feeling remorseful and penitent:
Meaning the action of repenting; sincere regret or remorse:
Meaning the action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance:
Translation of compunction
- German: Reue
- French: remords
- Spanish: remordimiento
- Italian: compunzione
- Portuguese: remorso
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