Compunction and Pity

Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.

Pity and compunction are semantically related in regret topic. In some cases you can use "Pity" instead a noun "Compunction".

Pity noun - A regrettable or blameworthy act.

Compunction and pity are semantically related in feeling of mercy toward another topic. Sometimes you can use "Compunction" instead a noun "Pity".

Nearby Words: pitiful, pitiable, pitying, pitifully, pitied