Synonyms for scruples

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : skroo-puhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈskru pəl

Top 10 synonyms for scruples

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Définition of scruples

Origin : "moral misgiving, pang of conscience," late 14c., from Old French scrupule (14c.), from Latin scrupulus "uneasiness, anxiety, pricking of conscience," literally "small sharp stone," diminutive of scrupus "sharp stone or pebble," used figuratively by Cicero for a cause of uneasiness or anxiety, probably from the notion of having a pebble in one's shoe. The word in the more literal Latin sense of "small unit of weight or measurement" is attested in English from late 14c.

noun misgiving, doubt
verb balk, have misgivings

Example sentences :

"It was Captain Haley that tied me here," said Robert, his scruples removed.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

All your scruples, you see, have met with an indulgence truly maternal from me.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

You see, my dear, he scruples not to speak of himself, as his enemies speak of him.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

I'm afraid my scruples vanished when I got him before my easel.
Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton

But he was now becoming uneasy, scruples were tingeing his reverie with anxiety.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Is it for him to talk of scruples when upon this subject I have none?
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Wentworth had some trouble in overcoming his friend's scruples.
Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr

Violence I will not employ, so let your scruples be at rest.
Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso

I don't know what your scruples are—I shall never ask you again.
Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

It was not exactly through her scruples, it was through her vanity.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan

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