scruple
Nouns
- (n) a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
- (n) uneasiness about the fitness of an action misgiving, qualm,
- (n) an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
Verbs
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(v) hesitate on moral grounds
- The man scrupled to perjure himself
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(v) raise scruples
- He lied and did not even scruple about it
- (v) have doubts about