escrúpulo — meaning in English

English meaning

• qualm noun A feeling of worry, doubt or fear.
• scruple noun A feeling of doubt or unease that stops you doing something because it may not be right.

Senses

escrúpulo is used for these senses in English:

• 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

1. noun A feeling of worry, doubt or fear.
2. noun A sudden feeling of sickness or queasiness.
3. noun A twinge of guilt or unease about something you have done.
4. noun Death, plague, or a serious epidemic disease.

scruple — full definition

1. noun A feeling of doubt or unease that stops you doing something because it may not be right.
2. noun A unit of weight equal to one two-hundred-and-eighty-eighth of a pound, namely twenty grains or a third of a dram, roughly 1.3 grams (symbol ℈).
3. noun A traditional Hebrew unit for measuring very short periods of time.
4. noun A tiny amount of something.

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