Compunction

Word COMPUNCTION
Character 11
Hyphenation com punc tion
Pronunciations /kəmˈpʌŋk.ʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Compunction"

What do we mean by compunction?

A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt: synonym: penitence. noun

A sting of conscience or a pang of doubt aroused by wrongdoing or the prospect of wrongdoing. noun

A pricking; stimulation; irritation. noun

The stinging or pricking of the conscience; uneasiness caused by tenderness of conscience or feelings; regret, as for wrong-doing or for giving pain to another; contrition; remorse. noun

Synonyms Regret, Remorse, etc. See penitence. noun

A pricking; stimulation. noun

A picking of heart; poignant grief proceeding from a sense of guilt or consciousness of causing pain; the sting of conscience. noun

A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting. noun

A feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) noun

A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.

Anxiety caused by a sense of guilt. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Compunction

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The word "compunction" in example sentences

Notwithstanding all these arguments a compunction was always present in Miss Eelen's worn out yet not extinguished heart. ❋ Margaret (1891)

Apart from Thierry Henry, whose handball helped France pinch the ticket to South Africa from Ireland's pockets, none of the greats really showed remorse, though one will never know whether they actually felt something called compunction in their private hours. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The reasons for cutting off funding don't so much involve "compunction" as whether the department has to fund sixth- and seventh-year students in order to meet the teaching expectations of the university. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Terry's has been looking at the deeds of his own past life and is feeling "compunction", the sting of guilt. ❋ Unknown (2006)

She said at last while Andy, with a kind of compunction in his silence, waited: ❋ Eberhart, Mignon G (1938)

Lady Winsleigh studied the lovely face, eloquent with love and truth, for some moments in silence; -- a kind of compunction pricked her conscience. ❋ Marie Corelli (1889)

In West End drawing-rooms his personal gift had begun to tell no less than in this crowded, squalid East; and as his aims became known, other men, finding the thoughts of their own hearts revealed in him, or touched with that social compunction which is one of the notes of our time, came down and became his helpers. ❋ Humphry Ward (1885)

That rare possibility of self-contemplation which comes in any complete severance from our wonted life made her judge herself as she had never done before: the compunction which is inseparable from a sympathetic nature keenly alive to the possible experience of others, began to stir in her with growing force. ❋ George Eliot (1849)

I hope he doesn't expect conservatives to understand what 'compunction' means ... ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2010)

Falcon, who has a nine-month old baby and a marriage also in its infancy, said he's humbled by the initial signs of encouragement but doesn't feel any "compunction" to rush. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Kupelweiser, though the teacher of Steinle was considerably inferior to him in drawing -- that firmness and elegance of outline, that harmony of composition, that piety, that genuine compunction which is dominant in the faces of the saints -- that is Steinle, the purest Steinle, undoubted Steinle, whose collection of cartoons in Frankfort -- " ❋ Eliza Orzeszkowa (1876)

He had no compunction about lending support to Rahm Emanuel's mayoral campaign in Chicago. ❋ Mike Klonsky (2011)

But how in the world can law schools profess to stand for integrity, ethics and honesty if they have no compunction about altering grades retroactively? ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Nobody seems to feel any compunction about following tax codes." ❋ Unknown (2011)

Weber, best known for Wings and Studio 60 and the much more famous Stamos are actually good friends in real life and have no compunction about sharing a role and/or a taint. ❋ Steven Weber (2011)

❋ Anonymous (2003)

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