as in doubt
an uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do
throughout her school years she cheated without compunction
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Recent Examples of compunction
Indulging the illusion that humans can control these systems while war is ongoing will tie democratic nations’ hands against adversaries with no such compunctions.
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Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
People with elevated psychopathic traits lie—constantly, intentionally, with great skill, and without compunction.
—Gautam Mukunda, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
And if the writers are true to Tolkien, our heroes will have no compunctions about killing many, many, many orcs.
—Caitlin Penzeymoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
Calhoun belonged to a generation of scientists who had no compunctions about straying from their disciplinary lane.
—Ben Goldfarb, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
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Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
People with elevated psychopathic traits lie—constantly, intentionally, with great skill, and without compunction.
—Gautam Mukunda, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
And if the writers are true to Tolkien, our heroes will have no compunctions about killing many, many, many orcs.
—Caitlin Penzeymoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
Calhoun belonged to a generation of scientists who had no compunctions about straying from their disciplinary lane.
—Ben Goldfarb, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compunction
Noun
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At the start of the current campaign, there were some doubts that Ovechkin would break the record.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The reality star has teamed up with TRESemmé for the new Lamellar Gloss Collection's Give Gloss campaign, and there's no doubt — she was made for this.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And third, anyone without scruples can sell prescription opioids on the black market.—
Keith Humphreys,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Apr. 2018
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Seen against the backdrop of recent events, Vought’s disdain for the rule-of-law scruples of Federalist Society legal thinkers seems entirely in line with Trump’s recent post suggesting a federal judge shouldn’t have authority over his administration.—
Stephen Engelberg,
ProPublica,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Many people on Wall Street are also suffering from buyer’s remorse.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Major Systems Check Out A new home that turns out to be an unexpected money pit is among the top causes of buyer’s remorse.—
Berit Thorkelson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Apr. 2025
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That decision came over the objections of Chief Justice John Roberts and the court's three liberal justices.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Kansas Action for Children, a nonpartisan child advocacy group, has also voiced objection to the amendment Williams added to the bill enshrining religious freedom exemptions to immunization requirements for daycares.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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Taormina is much stricter with a boss who plays favorites and has no qualms reassigning staff based on her own whims.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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There are few qualms over photorealistic images of a cup on a table, but great kerfuffles follow a fake image of the Pope or of Rafah.—
Emmanuel Iduma,
ARTnews.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Cabrera previously detailed his regret and what spending time in prison did to change him to The Daily Mail.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Now, however, King is determined to put that regret in the past.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His act of sacrifice was a culmination of his guilt over not doing enough to help June before.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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Woman Cuts Off Sister Following Fight Over $60,000 Inheritance from Their Dad — Who's Still Alive Most Redditors agreed that the woman should keep her legal share of the money — and not feel the slightest bit of guilt about it.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Compunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compunction. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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