compunction

kəmˈpʌŋk.ʃən
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Translation of compunction from English into Dutch

Noun

moral feeling

guilt or regret from acting against what you believe is right
  • He felt compunction after lying to his friend.Hij voelde wroeging nadat hij tegen zijn vriend had gelogen.
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Expressions with compunction: examples in English and translations in Dutch

geen moeite hebben met
geen wroeging hebben over
She had no compunction about lying to her boss.
zonder de minste wroeging
zonder enige aarzeling
She lied without the slightest compunction.
zonder scrupules
zonder wroeging
He lied without compunction to get what he wanted.
geen probleem hebben met iets doen
geen scrupules hebben over iets doen
She had no compunction about lying to get the job.

Synonyms and analogies of compunction in English

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Examples of compunction in a sentence

  • He resigned without compunction after realizing the harm he had caused.

Translations of "compunction" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
wroegingnf.

Without any compunction, she ignored the plea for help from her coworker.

Zonder enige wroeging negeerde ze de hulpvraag van haar collega.

I assure you, I have no such compunction.

Ik verzeker je ik heb daarbij geen wroeging.

berouwnn.

Her voice trembled with compunction when she confessed to the wrongdoing.

Haar stem trilde van berouw toen ze haar misstap opbiechtte.

All available to the highest bidder, without remorse or compunction.

Allemaal beschikbaar voor de hoogste bieder, zonder spijt of berouw.

gewetensbezwaarn.

The soldier's compunction over the battle's casualties lingered long after the war.

Het gewetensbezwaar van de soldaat over de oorlogsslachtoffers bleef hem nog lang na het einde van de oorlog achtervolgen.

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Other translations for compunction:

  • scrupules

compunction: Examples and translations in context

You do not have the luxury of compunction.

Je hebt niet de luxe van wroeging.

And yet he had no compunction when faced with possible arrest...

En toch had hij geen enkele wroeging toen er een arrestatie aan stond te komen.

We're at the original level of fury, no compunction whatsoever.

Dit is de woede van het begin, geen enkele wroeging.

But I will have no compunction at shooting you myself for your last remark.

Maar ik heb geen wroeging om u neer te schieten voor uw laatste opmerking.

These human secret societies from the surface had no moral compunction against providing them with such gifts.

Deze menselijke geheime genootschappen van de oppervlakte had geen morele wroeging tegen het hen voorzien van dergelijke geschenken.

I will push my sword through your esophagus with zero compunction, just to hear the sound of your spinal cord crack.

Ik steek mijn zwaard door je slokdarm zonder wroeging alleen om je ruggengraat te horen breken.

And yet he had no compunction when faced with possible arrest... about trying to kill both of you.

En toch had hij geen enkele wroeging toen er een arrestatie aan stond te komen.

They were moved by the compunction in his sincere apology.

Ze werden geraakt door het oprechte berouw dat in zijn excuses doorklonk.

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without compunction
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