compunction
/kum-PUNK-shun/nouna feeling of guilt or moral scruple preventing an action
“He felt no compunction about billing twice for the trip.”
- Synonyms
- scruple, qualm, remorse
- Antonyms
- shamelessness
- Memory hook
- com + punct (prick): conscience's needle.
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