Compunction
Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.
Perturbation and compunction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perturbation" instead a noun "Compunction".
Perturbation
Perturbation noun - An uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble.
Usage example: in her perturbation she kept calling her son, a freshman, to see if everything was all right at college
Compunction and perturbation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunction" instead a noun "Perturbation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- care and compunction
- care and perturbation
- concern and compunction
- concern and perturbation
- anxiety and compunction
- anxiety and perturbation
- agitation and compunction
- agitation and perturbation
- fear and compunction
- fear and perturbation
- misgiving and compunction
- misgiving and perturbation
- worry and compunction
- worry and perturbation
Cite this Source
Perturbation and Compunction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/perturbation
Compunction & Perturbation. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/perturbation>.
Perturbation or Compunction. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/perturbation.
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