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1. (n.) compunction
a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of conscience for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse.
2. compunction
any uneasiness or hesitation about the rightness of an action; qualm.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< AF) < LL compūnctiō remorse < L compung(ere) to prick severely (com-com - +pungere to prick; cf. point ))
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1. (noun) compunction, remorse, self-reproach
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
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1. (noun) compunction
a pricking; stimulation
2. (noun) compunction
a picking of heart; poignant grief proceeding from a sense of guilt or consciousness of causing pain; the sting of conscience
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