Compunction
Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.
Perplexity and compunction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perplexity" instead a noun "Compunction".
Perplexity
Perplexity noun - A state of mental uncertainty.
Compunction and perplexity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunction" instead a noun "Perplexity".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- agitation and compunction
- agitation and perplexity
- misgiving and compunction
- misgiving and perplexity
- worry and compunction
- worry and perplexity
- difficulty and compunction
- difficulty and perplexity
- perturbation and compunction
- perturbation and perplexity
- embarrassment and compunction
- embarrassment and perplexity
- doubt and compunction
- doubt and perplexity
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Perplexity and Compunction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/perplexity
Compunction & Perplexity. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/perplexity>.
Perplexity or Compunction. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/perplexity.
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