Compunction
Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.
Penitential and compunction are semantically related in penitence topic. In some cases you can use "Penitential" instead a noun "Compunction".
Penitential
Penitential adjective - Showing or constituting penance.
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Compunction and penitential are semantically related in penitence topic. Sometimes you can use "Compunction" instead a noun "Penitential".
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Penitential and Compunction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/penitential
Compunction & Penitential. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/penitential>.
Penitential or Compunction. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/penitential.
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