compunction
21compunction — [14] Etymologically, to do something ‘without compunction’ means literally to do it without one’s conscience pricking. The word comes via Old French componction from late Latin compunctiō, a derivative of compungere ‘prick hard’, a compound verb… …
22compunction — Synonyms and related words: attrition, bashfulness, beef, better self, bitch, boggle, boggling, boycott, challenge, complaint, conscience, conscientiousness, contriteness, contrition, demonstration, demur, demurral, demurrer, diffidence,… …
23compunction — com|punc|tion [ kəm pʌŋkʃən ] noun uncount usually in negatives FORMAL a feeling that you should not do something because it is wrong …
24compunction — com·punc·tion || kÉ™m pʌŋkʃn n. uneasiness of conscience, remorse, distress over anticipated results …
25compunction — noun a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows a bad action. Derivatives compunctious adjective compunctiously adverb Origin ME: from OFr. componction, from eccles. L. compunctio(n ), from L. compungere prick sharply …
26compunction — n. Repentance, remorse, contrition, penitence, sorrow, regret, misgiving, qualm, reluctance, reproach of conscience, sting of conscience …
27compunction — noun (U) formal a deep feeling of shame or guilt …
28compunction — n 1. remorse, contrition, regret, penitence, repentance, contriteness, sorrow, sackcloth and ashes; pang of conscience, guilt, shame, embarrassment, self humiliation, self mortification; self reproach, self reproof, self blame, self accusation,… …
29compunction — com·punc·tion …
30compunction — UK [kəmˈpʌŋkʃ(ə)n] / US [kəmˈpʌŋkʃən] noun [uncountable, usually in negatives] formal a feeling that you should not do something because it is wrong …
