scrupule — meaning in English
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English meaning
- compunction noun A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.
- qualm noun A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
- 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
scrupule is used for these senses in English:
- compunction A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.
- qualm (now, negative polarity) A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. [from 17th c.]
- 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.
qualm — full definition
- noun A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
- noun A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness.
- noun A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt.
- noun Mortality; plague; pestilence.