compunction

kəmˈpʌŋk.ʃən
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Translation of compunction from English into Spanish

Noun

moral feeling

guilt or regret from acting against what you believe is right
remordimiento mescrúpulo mcargo de conciencia
  • He felt compunction after lying to his friend.Sintió remordimiento después de mentirle a su amigo.
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Expressions with compunction: examples in English and translations in Spanish

no tener reparos en
no sentir remordimiento por
She had no compunction about lying to her boss.
sin el menor remordimiento
She lied without the slightest compunction.
sin remordimiento
sin escrúpulos
He lied without compunction to get what he wanted.
no tener reparos en hacer
no sentir culpa al hacer
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
reparonm.

She had a strong compunction against gossiping about others behind their backs.

Tenía un fuerte reparo en chismorrear sobre los demás a sus espaldas.

remordimientonm.

The criminal's lack of compunction for his crimes disturbed the detectives.

La falta de remordimiento del criminal por sus delitos perturbó a los detectives.

escrúpulonm.

The thief showed no compunction as he emptied the donation box.

El ladrón no mostró ningún escrúpulo al vaciar la caja de donaciones.

compunciónnf.

Today, I'd like to talk to you about compunction.

Hoy quiero hablar de la compunción.

contriciónnf.

"Pharisees are those who consider themselves good because of their exterior works and hence they have no tears of compunction."

Se llama fariseos a los que se consideran a sí mismos buenos por sus obras externas y no tienen, por tanto, lágrimas de contrición .

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compunction: Examples and translations in context

Despite their compunction, they had to make a difficult choice to protect themselves.

A pesar de sus reparos, tuvieron que tomar una decisión difícil para protegerse.

I have no compunction in referring to such people as evil.

No tengo reparos a la hora de tachar a estas personas de demonios.

And who has no compunction about shaving my head while I sleep.

Y que no tiene reparo en afeitarme la cabeza mientras duermo.

These types would have no compunction about feeding their faces at my expense.

Estos tipos no tendrían ningún reparo en alimentarse a mi costa.

Watson felt no such compunction to stay silent.

Watson no sintió ningún reparo en permanecer callado.

I have no compunction about using the term 'overwhelming' to describe this song.

No tengo reparo alguno en utilizar el adjetivo 'abrumadora' para describirla.

Her compunction weighed heavily on her conscience, urging her to make amends.

El remordimiento pesaba mucho en su conciencia, instándola a enmendar sus errores.

He felt a deep compunction after lying to his friend about the stolen cookie.

Sintió un profundo remordimiento después de mentirle a su amigo sobre la galleta robada.

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without compunction
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