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Word: Compunction
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French componction, from ecclesiastical Latin compunctio(n-), from Latin compungere ‘prick sharply’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + pungere ‘to prick’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəmˈpʌŋ(k)ʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad
Short Definition:feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows doing of something bad
Examples:- they used their tanks without compunction
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