Compunction
Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.
Shrift and compunction are semantically related In some cases you can use "Shrift" instead a noun "Compunction".
Shrift
Shrift noun - The act of being shriven.
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Synonyms for Shrift
Compunction and shrift are semantically related in reparation for wrong topic. Sometimes you can use "Compunction" instead a noun "Shrift".
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Related pairs
- pity and compunction
- pity and shrift
- rue and compunction
- rue and shrift
- attrition and compunction
- attrition and shrift
- sorrow and compunction
- sorrow and shrift
- confession and compunction
- confession and shrift
- mortification and compunction
- mortification and shrift
- penance and compunction
- penance and shrift
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Shrift and Compunction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/shrift
Compunction & Shrift. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/shrift>.
Shrift or Compunction. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/shrift.
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