Compunction and Nervosity

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".
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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>.
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