compunction
Plural: compunctions
Noun
- a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
- A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English compunccion, borrowed from Old French compunction, from Late Latin compunctionem (“a pricking”), from Latin compunctus, the past participle of compungere (“to severely prick”), from com- + pungere (“to prick”).
Synonyms
remorse, self-reproach, agenbite, compunction, contrition, penitence, qualm, regret, repentance, rue, ruth, sorriness
Scrabble Score: 19
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