Compunction
Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.
Nervosity and compunction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nervosity" instead a noun "Compunction".
Nervosity
Nervosity noun - An uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble.
Usage example: a palpable feeling of nervosity in every corner of the city after the terrorist attack
Compunction and nervosity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunction" instead a noun "Nervosity".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- care and compunction
- care and nervosity
- solicitude and compunction
- solicitude and nervosity
- concern and compunction
- concern and nervosity
- anxiety and compunction
- anxiety and nervosity
- agitation and compunction
- agitation and nervosity
- fear and compunction
- fear and nervosity
- misgiving and compunction
- misgiving and nervosity
Cite this Source
Nervosity and Compunction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/nervosity
Compunction & Nervosity. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/nervosity>.
Nervosity or Compunction. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/nervosity.
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