Compunction synonyms
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A person or thing that brings shame, dishonor, or disgrace
regret (related)
Moral anguish arising from repentance for past misdeeds; bitter regret.
Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.
The promise of or a request for such an arrangement
(Theol.) Sorrow for having offended God
Doubt, distrust, or apprehension:
A sudden disturbing feeling:
A pause or faltering in speech.
repentance (related)
Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances:
Arising from or expressing contrition:
Causing grief
Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.
Full of remorse; feeling, expressing, or caused by remorse
Feeling or expressing sorrow:
An eager but often uneasy desire
Sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity
A troubled or anxious state of mind:
A knowledge or sense of right and wrong, with an urge to do right; moral judgment that opposes the violation of a previously recognized ethical principle and that leads to feelings of guilt if one violates such a principle
The state of being penitent; repentance
The ability to feel such compassion
(Physics) A measure of the opposition to magnetic flux, analogous to electric resistance.
A very small quantity, amount, or part
That which produces such suffering; trouble, loss, affliction, etc.
sting ofconscience
Agreement with or support for an opinion or position:
A cause of sorrow or misery; a misfortune:
A troubled state of mind; anxiety; distress; care; uneasiness
defiance (antonym)
meanness (antonym)
no remorse (antonym)
The state of being contrite.
The quality of being remorseful.
Any of a genus (Ruta) of strong-scented shrubs of the rue family, esp. an herb (R. graveolens) with yellow flowers and bitter-tasting leaves formerly used in medicine
A gradual reduction in personnel or membership because of resignation, retirement, or death, often viewed in contrast to reduction from layoffs.
certain (related)
The act or an instance of charging oneself with a fault or mistake.
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