escrúpulo — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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

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.]

qualm — full definition

1. noun A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
2. noun A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness.
3. noun A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt.
4. noun Mortality; plague; pestilence.

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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