compunction

🇺🇸 /kəmˈpʌŋkʃn/ 🇬🇧 /kəmˈpʌŋkʃn/
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noun
R

feeling sorry for doing something wrong

After taking the last piece of cake, he felt a strong compunction.

translation

n. feeling sorry for doing something wrong

Word Forms

Plural compunctions