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    compunction
    /kəmˈpʌŋ(k)ʃn/

    noun

    • 1. a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad: "they used their tanks without compunction"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOMPUNCTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    COMPUNCTION definition: 1. a slight guilty feeling about something you have done or might do: 2. a slight guilty feeling…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › compunctionCompunction Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of COMPUNCTION is anxiety arising from awareness of guilt. How to use compunction in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Compunction.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOMPUNCTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    compunction in American English. (kəmˈpʌŋkʃən) noun. 1. a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse. 2. any uneasiness or hesitation about the rightness of an action.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › compunctionCompunction - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    When you feel compunction you feel very, very sorry, usually for something you did to hurt someone or mess something up. When you feel no compunction, you're not at all sorry. The noun compunction comes from the Latin verb compungere, meaning “prick sharply.”.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOMPUNCTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    COMPUNCTION meaning: 1. a slight guilty feeling about something you have done or might do: 2. a slight guilty feeling…. Learn more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › compunctionCompunction - definition of compunction by The Free Dictionary

    compunction. noun. 1. A feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds: contriteness, contrition, penitence, penitency, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance, rue. Theology: attrition. 2. A feeling of uncertainty about the fitness or correctness of an action: misgiving, qualm, reservation, scruple.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcompunction noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of compunction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › compunctionCOMPUNCTION Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Compunction definition: a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse.. See examples of COMPUNCTION used in a sentence.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › compunction_ncompunction, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the noun compunction mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun compunction, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. compunction has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. liturgical (Middle English) medicine (early 1600s) Entry status.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'compunction' - Collins Online ...

    A complete guide to the word "COMPUNCTION": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.