noun hence, a very small quantity; a particle.
2. scruple ·vt to excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.
3. scruple ·noun a weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.
4. scruple ·vt to regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.
5. scruple ·vi to be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience.
6. scruple ·noun hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience.