Scruple - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈskruːpl|
Brit.
|ˈskruːp(ə)l|
noun
- a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
- uneasiness about the fitness of an action (syn: misgiving, qualm)
- an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
- uneasiness about the fitness of an action (syn: misgiving, qualm)
- an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
verb
- hesitate on moral grounds
The man scrupled to perjure himself
- raise scruplesHe lied and did not even scruple about it
- have doubts aboutExtra examples
He wouldn't scruple to put a few torpedoes into an already sinking ship.
He had no scruples about selling faulty goods to people.
They made thousands of families homeless without scruple.
The man scrupled to perjure himself
He lied and did not even scruple about it
They did not scruple to bomb innocent civilians.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: scruple
he/she/it: scruples
present participle: scrupling
past tense: scrupled
past participle: scrupled
I/you/we/they: scruple
he/she/it: scruples
present participle: scrupling
past tense: scrupled
past participle: scrupled
noun
singular: scruple
plural: scruples
singular: scruple
plural: scruples
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