Compunction
Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.
Deep regret and compunction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Deep regret" instead a noun "Compunction".
Deep regret
Compunction and deep regret are semantically related. You can use "Compunction" instead a noun phrase "Deep regret".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- guilt and compunction
- guilt and deep regret
- remorse and compunction
- remorse and deep regret
- repentance and compunction
- repentance and deep regret
- contrition and compunction
- contrition and deep regret
- penitence and compunction
- penitence and deep regret
- self-reproach and compunction
- self-reproach and deep regret
- contriteness and compunction
- contriteness and deep regret
Cite this Source
Deep regret and Compunction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/deep_regret
Compunction & Deep regret. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/deep_regret>.
Deep regret or Compunction. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/deep_regret.
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