compunction
31compunction — com•punc•tion [[t]kəmˈpʌŋk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of conscience for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse 2) any uneasiness or hesitation about the rightness of an action; qualm • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME… …
32compunction — /kəmˈpʌŋkʃən / (say kuhm pungkshuhn), / ˈpʌŋʃən/ (say pungshuhn) noun uneasiness of conscience or feelings; regret for wrongdoing or giving pain to another; contrition; remorse. {Middle English, from Late Latin compunctio remorse} …
33compunction — n. remorse; regret. ♦ compunctious, a …
34compunctious — compunction ► NOUN ▪ a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows wrongdoing: he felt no compunction in letting her worry. DERIVATIVES compunctious adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from compungere prick sharply …
35penitence — penitence, repentance, contrition, attrition, compunction, remorse denote sorrow or regret for sin or wrongdoing. Penitence implies little more than such sorrow or regret {the outward signs of penitence} {all calls to penitence fall on deaf ears …
36qualm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. twinge, pang, throe; misgiving, compunction, uneasiness, remorse. See fear, penitence. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Doubt] Syn. scruple, misgiving, doubt, compunction, reservation, uneasiness, apprehension …
37qualm — qualm, scruple, compunction, demur can all denote a feeling of doubt or hesitation as to the rightness or wisdom of something one is doing or is about to do. Qualm implies an uneasy, often a sickening, sensation that one is not following the… …
38remorse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. self reproach, regret, compunction, contrition, penitence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. compunction, contrition, self reproach, guilt; see regret 1 , repentance , shame 2 . See Synonym Study at repentance …
39repentance — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sorrow, remorse, regret, penitence, contrition, compunction, contriteness, attrition, self denunciation, self abasement, self reproach, self condemnation, self humiliation, penance, prick of conscience. Ant. complacency,… …
40qualms — plural noun I have no qualms about overseas travel Syn: misgivings, doubts, reservations, second thoughts, worries, concerns, anxiety; hesitation, hesitance, hesitancy, demur, reluctance, disinclination, apprehension, trepidation, unease;… …
