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   Compunction is a noun that means a painful sting of conscience or a twinge of misgiving. Learn the synonyms, etymology, examples, and history of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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

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   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.

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   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.

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   A feeling of remorse, guilt, or regret.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   What does compunction mean?

   • 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.

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   Where does the word compunction come from?

   • Compunction comes (via Anglo-French compunction and Middle English compunccioun) from Latin compungere, which means "to prick hard" or "to sting." Compungere, in turn, derives from pungere, meaning "to prick," which is the ancestor of some other prickly words in English, such as puncture and even point.

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   What does it mean if you feel compunction?

   • 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.” When you feel compunction, you feel a sharp prick of your conscience.

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   What does no compunction mean?

   • a guilty feeling about doing something He had lied to her without compunction. compunction about doing something She felt no compunction about leaving her job. (North American English) She has no compunctions about rejecting the plan. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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