- pronunciation:
- skru
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l
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History
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noun |
| definition: |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad.
His scruples did not allow him to accept payment for work he hadn't done well.- synonyms:
- qualm
- similar words:
- doubt, hesitation, misgiving, pang, principle, twinge
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twinge |
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| derivation: |
scrupleless (adj.) |
Scruple comes from a Latin word that means "small sharp stone or pebble."