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compunction

com·punc·tion [ kəm púngkshən ]


noun 
Definition:
 
shame: feelings of shame and regret about doing something wrong

[14th century. Via French< ecclesiastical Latin compunction-< Latin compunct-, past participle of compungere "sting strongly" < pungere "to prick, sting"]

com·punc·tious adjective
com·punc·tious·ly adverb
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