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Compunction
noun
/kəmˈpʌŋk.ʃən/
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Word Frequency:
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Definitions
1.
noun
A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.
Synonyms
qualm
regret
remorse
self-reproach
guilt
scruple
hesitation
complex
repentance
penitence
contrition
regretting
Rhymes With
function
conjunction
unction
injunction
malfunction
exponential function
mathematical function
dysfunction
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