compunction in Latin
compunction in Latin is compunctio — compunction means a brief pang of guilt or mild regret about something you have done.
compunction in Latin
compunctio
A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.
What does "compunction" mean?
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noun A brief pang of guilt or mild regret about something you have done.
"As for average U.S. consumers, they've shown little compunction about buying diamonds that fund bloody militias in Africa."
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compunction in a sentence
- As for average U.S. consumers, they've shown little compunction about buying diamonds that fund bloody militias in Africa.
- But he felt, later, a little compunction. He had been violent, cruel with poor Hermione. He wanted to recompense her, to make it up.
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What is "compunction" in Latin?
"compunction" in Latin is compunctio. compunction means: A brief pang of guilt or mild regret about something you have done.
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