Sense of shame and Scruples

Sense of shame noun - A motivating awareness of ethical responsibility.

Scruples and sense of shame are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scruples" instead a noun phrase "Sense of shame".

Scruples noun - Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions.

Sense of shame and scruples are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Sense of shame" with "Scruples", this terms are similar.