COMPUNCTION

Meaning of COMPUNCTION in English

noun see: pungent Date: 14th century 1. anxiety arising from awareness of guilt , distress of mind over an anticipated action or result , a twinge of misgiving ; scruple , see: penitence compunctious adjective

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COMPUNCTION — n compunction
Interlingua English vocab
COMPUNCTION — kəmˈpəŋ(k)shən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English compunctioun, from Middle French componction, from Late Latin compunction-, compunctio, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMPUNCTION — (n.) A picking of heart; poignant grief proceeding from a sense of guilt or consciousness of causing pain; the sting …
Английский словарь Webster
COMPUNCTION — (n.) A pricking; stimulation.
Английский словарь Webster
COMPUNCTION — ( n. ) A pricking; stimulation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPUNCTION — — compunctionless , adj. /keuhm pungk"sheuhn/ , n. 1. a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPUNCTION — noun Etymology: Middle English compunccioun, from Anglo-French compunction, from Late Latin compunction-, compunctio, from Latin compungere to prick hard, sting, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMPUNCTION — noun a pricking; stimulation. 2. compunction ·noun a picking of heart; poignant grief proceeding from a sense of guilt or …
Webster English vocab
COMPUNCTION — [com.punc.tion] n [ME compunccioun, fr. MF componction, fr. LL compunction-, compunctio, fr. L compungere to prick hard, sting, fr. com- …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMPUNCTION — compunction BrE AmE kəm ˈpʌŋ k ʃ ə n § \ ( ˌ ) kɒm-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COMPUNCTION — / kəmˈpʌŋkʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ] (also [C] in AmE ) compunction (about doing sth) ( formal ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMPUNCTION — com ‧ punc ‧ tion /kəmˈpʌŋkʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable usually in negatives] formal [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMPUNCTION — n. (usu. with neg.) 1 the pricking of the conscience. 2 a slight regret; a scruple (without compunction; have no …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COMPUNCTION — n. (usu. with neg.) 1 the pricking of the conscience. 2 a slight regret; a scruple (without compunction; have no …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMPUNCTION — n. (usu. with neg.) 1. the pricking of the conscience. 2 a slight regret; a scruple (without compunction; have no …
Oxford English vocab
COMPUNCTION — If you say that someone has no compunction about doing something, you mean that they do it without feeling ashamed …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMPUNCTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB feel ▪ He felt no compunction in leaving his other two children, Betty could …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COMPUNCTION — [noun] [U] [formal] - a slight feeling of guilt for something you have done or might doI wouldn't have any …
Cambridge English vocab
COMPUNCTION — • ↑ have/feel no compunction
Longman Activator English vocab
COMPUNCTION — n. 1 remorse, contrition, regret, uneasiness of mind, pang or pricking of conscience, self-reproach He has no compunction about hurting …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
COMPUNCTION — сущ. 1) угрызения совести; терзания; раскаяние Syn : remorse, contrition 2) сожаление They had no compunction about taking the furniture. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMPUNCTION — compunction.ogg kəmʹpʌŋkʃ(ə)n n 1. угрызения совести, раскаяние 2. сожаление to do smth. without compunction - сделать что-л. без сожаления
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COMPUNCTION — сущ.1) угрызения совести; терзания; раскаяние Syn:remorse, contrition 2) сожаление They had no compunction about taking the furniture. — Они ничуть …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COMPUNCTION — n 1. угрызения совести, раскаяние 2. сожаление to do smth. without compunction - сделать что-л. без сожаления
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COMPUNCTION — сущ. 1) угрызения совести; терзания; раскаяние Syn: remorse , contrition 2) сожаление They had no compunction about taking the furniture. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COMPUNCTION — сущ. 1) угрызения совести; терзания; раскаяние Syn: remorse, contrition 2) сожаление They had no compunction about taking the furniture. — Они ничуть не жалеют, что …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COMPUNCTION — _n. 1> угрызения совести; раскаяние 2> сожаление - without compunction
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
COMPUNCTION — n. 1. угрызения совести; раскаяние 2. сожаление - without compunction
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
COMPUNCTION — _n. 1> угрызения совести; раскаяние 2> сожаление; without compunction без (всякого) сожаления
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
COMPUNCTION — сущ. 1) угрызения совести; терзания; раскаяние Syn : remorse, contrition 2) сожаление They had no compunction about taking the furniture. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMPUNCTION — ( n. ) A picking of heart; poignant grief proceeding from a sense of guilt or consciousness of causing pain; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPUNCTION — n. uneasiness of conscience, remorse, distress over anticipated results
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COMPUNCTION — n. Pronunciation: k ə m- ' p ə ŋ (k)-sh ə n Function: noun Etymology: Middle English compunccioun, from Anglo-French …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COMPUNCTION — ■ noun a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows a bad action. Derivatives compunctious adjective compunctiously …
Concise Oxford English vocab
COMPUNCTION — If you say that someone has no ~ about doing something, you mean that they do it without feeling ashamed …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COMPUNCTION
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMPUNCTION — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: PENITENCE , attrition, contriteness, contrition, penance, penitency, remorse, repentance, rue, ruth Related Words: conscience, conscientiousness, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
COMPUNCTION — n. Repentance, remorse, contrition, penitence, sorrow, regret, misgiving, qualm, reluctance, reproach of conscience, sting of conscience.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
COMPUNCTION — noun 1. Synonyms: penitence , attrition, contriteness, contrition, penance, penitency, remorse, repentance, rue, ruth Related Word: conscience, conscientiousness, punctiliousness, scrupulosity, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMPUNCTION — n. 25B6; noun SCRUPLES, misgivings, qualms, worries, unease, uneasiness, doubts, reluctance, reservations; guilt, regret, contrition, self-reproach.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMPUNCTION — n. 1) to feel, have; show ~ 2) ~ about (she felt no ~ about making us wait) 3) without …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
COMPUNCTION — Угрызения совести
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
COMPUNCTION — (n) раскаяние; сожаление; угрызения совести
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
COMPUNCTION — n 1. угрызения совести, раскаяние 2. сожаление to do smth. without ~ - сделать что-л. без сожаления
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
COMPUNCTION — n. угрызения совести, раскаяние, сожаление
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COMPUNCTION — n. угрызения совести, раскаяние, сожаление
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COMPUNCTION — угрызения совести; терзания; раскаяние сожаление
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
COMPUNCTION — [n.] угрызения совести, раскаяние
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
COMPUNCTION — n угpызения совести, pаскаяние
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
COMPUNCTION — угрызения совести
English-Russian Online Dictionary
COMPUNCTION — угрызение совести
Англо-Русский словарь

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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