compunction
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ʃən noun
1.
a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse.
2.
any uneasiness or hesitation about the rightness of an action.
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| —n | |
| a feeling of remorse, guilt, or regret | |
| [C14: from Church Latin compunctiō, from Latin compungere to sting, from com- (intensive) + pungere to puncture; see | |
| com'punctious | |
| —adj | |
| com'punctiously | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
compunction
mid-14c., from O.Fr. compunction (12c.), from L.L. compunctionem (nom. compunctio) "a pricking" (of conscience), from L. compunctus, pp. of compungere "to severely prick, sting," from com- intensive prefix + pungere "to prick" (see pungent). Used in figurative sense by early
Church writers. Originally a much more intense feeling, similar to "remorse," or "contrition."
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Example sentences
Defendant showed no remorse until he was caught, showed no regret, showed no moral compunction at all.
She was careful, generally, but also had no compunction about moving me through some tight gaps.
He or she will have no compunction about writing up a detailed report of my mistakes.
Only if manuals are widely disseminated will firms feel any compunction to actually follow them.
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