compunction
- noun (n)
Meaning: regret, sorrow
Synonyms:
attrition
conscience
contrition
misgiving
penitence
penitency
pity
punctiliousness
qualm
reluctance
remorse
repentance
rue
ruth
second thoughts
shame
stab of conscience
sympathy
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