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
And that includes absolutely no compunction about sharing the time Sharon decided to destroy husband Ozzy's drugs in an attempt to keep him sober.
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People Staff, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Neither do brave men or women stand by and see such things done without compunction of conscience, nor read of them without protest.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
On the other hand, Emirati officials have shown little compunction about doing business with Israeli settlers or investing in occupation infrastructure such as Israeli checkpoints.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025
Colvin never felt any ethical compunctions about selling solar panels.
—Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
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People Staff, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Neither do brave men or women stand by and see such things done without compunction of conscience, nor read of them without protest.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
On the other hand, Emirati officials have shown little compunction about doing business with Israeli settlers or investing in occupation infrastructure such as Israeli checkpoints.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025
Colvin never felt any ethical compunctions about selling solar panels.
—Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compunction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compunction
Noun
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Yangwang doesn’t want to leave any doubts about the U9’s capabilities.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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Many journalists, authors, and investigators have voiced doubts about these convictions, believing that the real Monster of Florence was never caught.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Luckily Florida has no such scruples.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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Incensed at being outsmarted, the CEO of Weyland-Yutani (Sandra Yi Sencindive) allows one of her employees, a cyborg with very few scruples named Morrow (Babou Ceesay), to use any means necessary to reacquire the biological specimens.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In his final days, Djerf expressed remorse and stated that the focus should be on his victims, not him.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Santos denied most accusations at the time but later made a plea deal in court and appeared to break down into sobs of remorse earlier this year upon being sentenced.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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Even so, many artists choose to make such objections public so that a general audience is aware of their stance.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
20 Oct. 2025
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Cranston was not alone in his objections about Sora 2.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s qualms with China Earlier this month, Beijing announced plans to restrict exports of rare-earth minerals, critical materials needed to power a wide range of electronics.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Every spring, Schneider has no qualms about once again embarking on the months-long baseball journey that is guaranteed to end too early for 29 teams.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated her regret over Tesla CEO Elon Musk being snubbed four years ago by then-President Joe Biden.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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The ballad reflects on a chance meeting with an ex after a breakup and serves as a rare apology from the singer, expressing regret for a relationship that ended too soon.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Like regular depression, SAD can cause negative feelings like hopelessness, worthlessness, irritability, and guilt; fatigue or reduced energy; a loss of interest in hobbies and activities; and even physical aches and pains (including headaches, cramps, and digestive problems).—
Maggie O'Neill,
SELF,
20 Oct. 2025
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In Kleinschmidt’s lightly disguised description published in the journal American Imago, Roth is depicted as a southern playwright suffering from dreadful guilt over leaving his wife—this, of course, a strikingly different version than Roth’s own obsessively repetitive account.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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