compunction

compunction

regret; contrition; remorse: She felt no compunction about taking what didn’t belong to her.
Not to be confused with:compulsion – an irresistible impulse; coercion: She couldn’t fight her compulsion to buy things she didn’t need.

com·punc·tion

C0538300 (kəm-pŭngk′shən)n.1. A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt: stole the money without compunction. See Synonyms at penitence.2. A sting of conscience or a pang of doubt aroused by wrongdoing or the prospect of wrongdoing: "commercial speculators and hired politicians who had no compunction about pillaging their country for personal gain" (Leo Damrosch).

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[Middle English compunccioun, from Old French componction, from Late Latin compūnctiō, compūnctiōn-, puncture, sting of conscience, from Latin compūnctus, past participle of compungere, to sting : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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com·punc′tious (-shəs) adj.com·punc′tious·ly adv.

compunction

(kəmˈpʌŋkʃən) na feeling of remorse, guilt, or regret[C14: from Church Latin compunctiō, from Latin compungere to sting, from com- (intensive) + pungere to puncture; see point] comˈpunctious adj comˈpunctiously adv

com•punc•tion

(kəmˈpʌŋk ʃən)

n. 1. a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of conscience for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse. 2. any uneasiness or hesitation about the rightness of an action; qualm. [1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin compūnctiō remorse < Latin compung(ere) to prick severely (com- com- + pungere to prick; compare point)] com•punc′tious, adj. com•punc′tious•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

compunction - a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)remorse, self-reproachregret, ruefulness, sorrow, rue - sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"guilt feelings, guilt trip, guilty conscience, guilt - remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offensepenance, penitence, repentance - remorse for your past conduct

compunction

noun guilt (compunction is usually used with reference to its scarcity or absence) misgiving, qualm, scruples, regret, reluctance, sorrow, remorse, repentance, contrition, penitence, stab or sting of conscience, work out He had no compunction about stealing from his parents.

compunction

noun1. A feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds:contriteness, contrition, penitence, penitency, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance, rue.Theology: attrition.2. A feeling of uncertainty about the fitness or correctness of an action:misgiving, qualm, reservation, scruple.

Translations

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