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gemoedsbezwaar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • scruple noun Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience; moral qualm.

Senses

gemoedsbezwaar is used for these senses in English:

  • scruple Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience; moral qualm.

scruple — full definition

  1. noun Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience; moral qualm.
  2. noun A weight of ¹⁄₂₈₈ of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).
  3. noun A Hebrew unit of time equal to ¹⁄₁₀₈₀ hour.
  4. noun A very small quantity; a particle.

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