Compunction and Reservation

Compunction

Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.
Usage example: throughout her school years she cheated without compunction

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

Reservation

Reservation noun - A feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something.
Usage example: despite my reservations, we hired the young teen as a babysitter

Compunction and reservation are semantically related in certain topic. Sometimes you can use "Compunction" instead a noun "Reservation".

Nearby Words: reserve, reserved, reserving

How words are described

little little compunction little reservation
less less compunction less reservation
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