Compunction
Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.
Guilt complex and compunction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Guilt complex" instead a noun "Compunction".
Guilt complex
Compunction and guilt complex are semantically related. You can use "Compunction" instead a noun phrase "Guilt complex".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- conscience and compunction
- conscience and guilt complex
- shame and compunction
- shame and guilt complex
- twinge and compunction
- twinge and guilt complex
- guilt and compunction
- guilt and guilt complex
- pang and compunction
- pang and guilt complex
- regret and compunction
- regret and guilt complex
- remorse and compunction
- remorse and guilt complex
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Guilt complex and Compunction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/guilt_complex
Compunction & Guilt complex. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/guilt_complex>.
Guilt complex or Compunction. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/guilt_complex.
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