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scruple

('skr/u/p/@/l )

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains(noun.quantity)

source: wordnet30
uneasiness about the fitness of an action(noun.feeling)

Synonym:
misgiving, qualm

source: wordnet30
an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action(noun.cognition)

source: wordnet30
A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.(noun)

source: webster1913

hesitate on moral grounds(verb.stative)

Example:
The man scrupled to perjure himself.

source: wordnet30
raise scruples(verb.emotion)

Example:
He lied and did not even scruple about it.

source: wordnet30
have doubts about(verb.communication)

source: wordnet30
To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience.(verb)

source: webster1913
To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.(verb)

source: webster1913

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