Compunction
Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.
Pang of guilt and compunction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pang of guilt" instead a noun "Compunction".
Pang of guilt
Compunction and pang of guilt are semantically related. You can use "Compunction" instead a noun phrase "Pang of guilt".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- concern and compunction
- concern and pang of guilt
- misgiving and compunction
- misgiving and pang of guilt
- uneasiness and compunction
- uneasiness and pang of guilt
- conscience and compunction
- conscience and pang of guilt
- shame and compunction
- shame and pang of guilt
- sorrow and compunction
- sorrow and pang of guilt
- demur and compunction
- demur and pang of guilt
Cite this Source
Pang of guilt and Compunction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/pang_of_guilt
Compunction & Pang of guilt. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/pang_of_guilt>.
Pang of guilt or Compunction. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/pang_of_guilt.
