Compunction and Fear

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Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.

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Fear and compunction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fear" instead a noun "Compunction".

Fear noun - An uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble.

Usage example: fear for her family's safety drove her to seek help from neighbors she hardly knew

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Compunction and fear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunction" instead a noun "Fear".

obvious	obvious compunction	obvious fear
real	real compunction	real fear
little	little compunction	little fear
personal	personal compunction	personal fear
Other adjectives: apparent, less.

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