Concern and Compunction

Concern

Concern noun - An uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble.
Usage example: the recent crime wave has caused a great deal of concern in the neighborhood

Compunction and concern are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Compunction" instead a noun "Concern".

Nearby Words: concerned, concerning, concernment

Compunction

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

Concern and compunction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Concern" instead a noun "Compunction".

How words are described

obvious obvious concern obvious compunction
real real concern real compunction
little little concern little compunction
personal personal concern personal compunction
Other adjectives: moral, apparent, less, slightest.
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