Compunction

//kəmˈpʌŋk.ʃən//

Synonyms for "compunction" (97 found)

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Translations

40 translations across 21 languages.

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Arabic

2 entries
  • نَدَم noun (pricking of conscience)
  • وَخَز الضَّمِير noun (pricking of conscience)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • угризе́ние noun (pricking of conscience)

Catalan

2 entries
  • compunció noun (pricking of conscience)
  • remordiment noun (pricking of conscience)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 內疚 /内疚 noun (pricking of conscience)

Czech

2 entries
  • lítost noun (pricking of conscience)
  • výčitky svědomí noun (pricking of conscience)

Dutch

3 entries
  • compunctie noun (pricking of conscience)
  • gewetensbeet noun (pricking of conscience)
  • wroeging noun (pricking of conscience)

Finnish

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  • huono omatunto noun (pricking of conscience)
  • omatunnon pisto noun (pricking of conscience)

French

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  • componction noun (pricking of conscience)
  • remords noun (pricking of conscience)
  • scrupule noun (pricking of conscience)

German

2 entries
  • Gewissensbisse noun (pricking of conscience)
  • Reue noun (pricking of conscience)

Hungarian

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  • lelkiismeret-furdalás noun (pricking of conscience)

Ido

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  • kompunciono noun (pricking of conscience)

Italian

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  • compunzione noun (pricking of conscience)

Japanese

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  • 悔悟 noun (pricking of conscience)
  • 良心の呵責 noun (pricking of conscience)

Latin

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  • compunctio noun (pricking of conscience)

Māori

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  • kaniawhea noun (pricking of conscience)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • samvittighetsnag noun (pricking of conscience)
  • snev av dårlig samvittighet noun (pricking of conscience)

Portuguese

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  • compunção noun (pricking of conscience)

Romanian

3 entries
  • compuncțiune noun (pricking of conscience)
  • regret noun (pricking of conscience)
  • remușcare noun (pricking of conscience)

Russian

3 entries
  • раска́яние noun (pricking of conscience)
  • сожале́ние noun (pricking of conscience)
  • угрызе́ния со́вести noun (pricking of conscience)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • grizòdūšje noun (pricking of conscience)
  • grižnja savjesti noun (pricking of conscience)
  • грижња савјести noun (pricking of conscience)
  • гризо̀дӯшје noun (pricking of conscience)

Spanish

2 entries
  • compunción noun (pricking of conscience)
  • remordimiento noun (pricking of conscience)

Sample sentences

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That she might internally feel compunction, and reconcile herself with Heaven, whom she had offended, we will not, and we dare not, deny; but to those around her she did not evince the slightest symptom either of repentance or remorse. In all external appearance she bore the same bold, haughty, unbending character which she had displayed before these unhappy events.

Source: tatoeba (7760941)

Tom has no compunction about engaging in usury.

Source: tatoeba (11064722)

I had little doubt then, and I have less doubt now, that he would have knocked me down without the least compunction, if I had hesitated.

Source: tatoeba (11568017)

Besides, to do De Joinville justice, he felt, too, a degree of kindly compunction for the former harsh judgment entertained of one who so little deserved it; and—for there is no such thing in the human mind as an unmixed sensation—he was struck both with the spirit with which she resented, and the proud humility with which she forgave the affront.

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