compunction 音标拼音: [kəmp'ʌŋkʃən]
n . 良心的责备,后悔,悔恨
良心的责备,後悔,悔恨
compunction n 1 :
a feeling of deep regret (
usually for some misdeed ) [
synonym :
{
compunction }, {
remorse }, {
self -
reproach }]
Compunction \
Com *
punc "
tion \,
n . [
OF .
compunction ,
F .
componction ,
L .
compunctio ,
fr .
compungere ,
compunctum ,
to prick ;
com -
pungere to prick ,
sting .
See {
Pungent }.]
1 .
A pricking ;
stimulation . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
That acid and piercing spirit which ,
with such activity and compunction ,
invadeth the brains and nostrils . --
Sir T .
Browne .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A picking of heart ;
poignant grief proceeding from a sense of guilt or consciousness of causing pain ;
the sting of conscience .
[
1913 Webster ]
He acknowledged his disloyalty to the king ,
with expressions of great compunction . --
Clarendon .
Syn : {
Compunction }, {
Remorse }, {
Contrition }.
Usage :
Remorse is anguish of soul under a sense of guilt or consciousness of having offended God or brought evil upon one '
s self or others .
Compunction is the pain occasioned by a wounded and awakened conscience .
Neither of them implies true contrition ,
which denotes self -
condemnation ,
humiliation ,
and repentance .
We speak of the gnawings of remorse ;
of compunction for a specific act of transgression ;
of deep contrition in view of our past lives .
See {
Regret }.
[
1913 Webster ]
81 Moby Thesaurus words for "
compunction ":
attrition ,
bashfulness ,
beef ,
better self ,
bitch ,
boggle ,
boggling ,
boycott ,
challenge ,
complaint ,
conscience ,
conscientiousness ,
contriteness ,
contrition ,
demonstration ,
demur ,
demurral ,
demurrer ,
diffidence ,
disinclination ,
exception ,
expostulation ,
falter ,
faltering ,
fear ,
grievance ,
grievance committee ,
hesitance ,
hesitancy ,
hesitation ,
howl ,
indignation meeting ,
kick ,
march ,
misgiving ,
modesty ,
nonviolent protest ,
objection ,
pangs ,
pangs of conscience ,
pause ,
penance ,
penitently ,
picketing ,
pricking of heart ,
protest ,
protest demonstration ,
protestation ,
punctiliousness ,
qualm ,
qualm of conscience ,
qualmishness ,
qualms ,
rally ,
recoil ,
regret ,
reluctance ,
remonstrance ,
remonstration ,
remorse ,
repentance ,
reserve ,
rue ,
ruth ,
scruple ,
scruples ,
scrupulosity ,
scrupulousness ,
self -
reproach ,
shrinking ,
shyness ,
sit -
in ,
squawk ,
stickling ,
strike ,
teach -
in ,
throes ,
touch of conscience ,
twinge of conscience ,
unwillingness ,
voice of conscience
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COMPUNCTION Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster compunction implies a spontaneous feeling of responsibility or compassion for a potential victim
COMPUNCTION Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Compunction definition: a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse See examples of COMPUNCTION used in a sentence
COMPUNCTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary COMPUNCTION definition: 1 a slight guilty feeling about something you have done or might do: 2 a slight guilty feeling… Learn more
Compunction - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com When you feel compunction you feel very, very sorry, usually for something you did to hurt someone or mess something up When you feel no compunction, you're not at all sorry
COMPUNCTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you say that someone has no compunction about doing something, you mean that they do it without feeling ashamed or guilty
Compunction - definition of compunction by The Free Dictionary A sting of conscience or a pang of doubt aroused by wrongdoing or the prospect of wrongdoing: "commercial speculators and hired politicians who had no compunction about pillaging their country for personal gain" (Leo Damrosch)
compunction noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of compunction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
compunction, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun compunction, three of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
compunction - Wiktionary, the free dictionary compunction (countable and uncountable, plural compunctions) A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting synonyms quotations Synonyms: qualm, regret, remorse; see also Thesaurus: remorse
COMPUNCTION Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster . . . Some common synonyms of compunction are demur, qualm, and scruple While all these words mean "a misgiving about what one is doing or going to do," compunction implies a spontaneous feeling of responsibility or compassion for a potential victim