Compunction
Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.
Squeam and compunction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Squeam" instead a noun "Compunction".
Squeam
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reservation and compunction
- reservation and squeam
- anxiety and compunction
- anxiety and squeam
- misgiving and compunction
- misgiving and squeam
- uneasiness and compunction
- uneasiness and squeam
- conscience and compunction
- conscience and squeam
- shame and compunction
- shame and squeam
- demur and compunction
- demur and squeam
Cite this Source
Squeam and Compunction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/squeam
Compunction & Squeam. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/squeam>.
Squeam or Compunction. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/squeam.
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