compunction
51componction — (kon pon ksion ; en poésie, de quatre syllabes) s. f. Douleur profonde d avoir offensé Dieu. • L action de grâces ne demande ni componction de coeur, ni effort, BOSSUET Or. 4. • Ils n étaient pas touchés de componction, BOSSUET Souff. 1.… …
52onbryrdnes — f ( se/ sa) inspiration, incitement, ardor, animation, compunction, feeling; remorse, compunction, contrition …
53regret — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Looking back with sorrow Nouns regret, remorse, qualms, compunction, contrition, attrition, repentance, penitence; lamentation, mourning; heartache, sorrow, grief, bitterness, disappointment, discontent; …
54scruple — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. doubt, perplexity, misgiving, reluctance, unwillingness, qualm, conscience. See probity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. compunction, qualm, uneasiness; see doubt 2 , qualm 1 . See Synonym Study at qualm .… …
55contrition — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. penitence, remorse, sorrow; see penance 1 , 2 , regret 1 , repentance . See Synonym Study at repentance . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. remorse, repentance, regret, guilt, sorrow, compunction, shame, penitence, self… …
56compunctious — c.1600, from stem of COMPUNCTION (Cf. compunction) + OUS (Cf. ous) …
57remorse — *penitence, repentance, contrition, attrition, compunction Analogous words: regret, *sorrow, grief: *qualm, scruple, compunction, demur …
58com|punc´tion|less — com|punc|tion «kuhm PUHNGK shuhn», noun. 1. uneasiness of the mind because of wrongdoing; pricking of the conscience; regret; remorse: »He had no compunction about having eaten up a whole box of cookies. …a remorse and compunction for former sins …
59com|punc|tion — «kuhm PUHNGK shuhn», noun. 1. uneasiness of the mind because of wrongdoing; pricking of the conscience; regret; remorse: »He had no compunction about having eaten up a whole box of cookies. …a remorse and compunction for former sins (John Donne) …
60com·punc·tion — /kəmˈpʌŋkʃən/ noun, pl tions : a feeling of guilt or regret : ↑remorse [noncount] a brutal murderer who killed without compunction He feels/has no compunction about his crimes. [count] (chiefly US) He has no compunctions about his crimes …
