Compunction
Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.
Disquiet and compunction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disquiet" instead a noun "Compunction".
Disquiet
Disquiet noun - An uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble.
Usage example: was filled with disquiet as the hours passed without any sign of the missing children
Compunction and disquiet are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunction" instead a noun "Disquiet".
Nearby Words: disquieted, disquieting
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- care and compunction
- care and disquiet
- solicitude and compunction
- solicitude and disquiet
- concern and compunction
- concern and disquiet
- anxiety and compunction
- anxiety and disquiet
- agitation and compunction
- agitation and disquiet
- fear and compunction
- fear and disquiet
- misgiving and compunction
- misgiving and disquiet
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Disquiet and Compunction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/disquiet
Compunction & Disquiet. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/disquiet>.
Disquiet or Compunction. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/disquiet.
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