compunction
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Collins Definition
Noun
compunctions, plural;
/kəmˈpəNG(k)SHən/,
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compunctions, plural;
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A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad
- - spend the money without compunction
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A pricking of the conscience
- - he had no compunction about behaving blasphemously
Web Definitions:
- a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
- Remorse is an emotional expression of personal regret felt by a person after he or she has committed an act which they deem to be shameful, hurtful, or violent. Remorse is closely allied to guilt and self-directed resentment. ...
- A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting
- A sharp twinge that accompanies the realization of wrongdoing. Compunction is constructive if it leads to confession, repentance, forgiveness, reconciliation, justification, and sanctification.
- a sharp feeling of uneasiness brought on by a sense of guilt.
- feelings of shame and regret about having done something wrong (Sept. 2010)