Definition of Compunction
Compunction
com·punc·tion
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(noun)
slight anxiety or a pricking at the conscience as a result of guilt; distress about an anticipated result;
e.g. Admittedly, I felt compunction after stealing from him, even though he was disgustingly rich, and had gotten that way because he himself had stolen.
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