Word: scruple

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scruple definition, define scruple, amenity

Synonyms: scruple

qualm, misgiving

Translations: scruple

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spanish
Translations:
escrúpulo, escrúpulos, menor escrúpulo, del escrúpulo
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german
Translations:
skrupel, Skrupel, Bedenken, skrupellos
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french
Translations:
flotter, chanceler, vaciller, doute, hésiter, scrupule, osciller, barguigner, hésitation, scrupules, ...
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italian
Translations:
scrupolo, scrupoli, di scrupolo, scrupolo di
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portuguese
Translations:
escrúpulo, escrúpulos, hesitação, hesitar
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dutch
Translations:
gewetensbezwaar, scrupel, aarzelen, gemoedsbezwaar, zwarigheid
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russian
Translations:
крупица, скрупул, нерешительность, недобросовестность, сомнение, стесняться, стеснения, гнушается
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norwegian
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skrupler, skruppel, avståelse, grann, for avståelse
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swedish
Translations:
skrupler
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finnish
Translations:
epäily, epävarmuus, häikäillä, tunnontarkkuudesta, arveluttanut, epäröidä, ollenkaan arveluttanut
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danish
Translations:
skrupler, skrupel, Betænkelighed
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czech
Translations:
váhat, váhání, pochybnost, být v rozpacích
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polish
Translations:
skrupuły, wahać, wątpić, skrupuł, skrupułów
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hungarian
Translations:
patikamérték, kétség, kétely, aggály, aggályai vannak, riadt
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turkish
Translations:
vicdan, tereddüd etmek, tereddüd, eczacı tartı birimi
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greek
Translations:
ενδοιασμός, τύψη, δισταγμός, ενδοιασμούς, ενδοιασμό
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ukrainian
Translations:
сумніви, сумнів, вагання, соромитися, соромитись
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albanian
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skrupull, më vret ndërgjegja, varje ndërgjegjeje, ngurroj, vret ndërgjegja
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bulgarian
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скрупули, колебание, угризение на съвестта, мъничко, имам известни скрупули
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belarusian
Translations:
саромецца, стесняться
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estonian
Translations:
kõhklus, süümepiin, ivake, kõhklema, kahtlema, Häikäillä, kahtlus
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croatian
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skrupula, obzir, ustručavati se, ustručavanje, oklijevanje, ustručavati
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lithuanian
Translations:
skrupulas, nesiryžti, būkštavimas, Kripata, Kautrēties
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latvian
Translations:
kripata, šaubas, justies neērti, kautrēties
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macedonian
Translations:
скрупули, двоумење
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romanian
Translations:
scrupul, conștiință, ezita, jena, cantitate infimă
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slovenian
Translations:
Ustručavanje, Skrupula, Odlašajte, Oklijevanje, Odlašajte se
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slovak
Translations:
zábrany, byť, sa, musí, možné

The meaning and "use of": scruple

noun
  • a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action. - I had no scruples about eavesdropping
  • a unit of weight equal to 20 grains, used by apothecaries. - Oil of the seed, given from half a scruple to half a dram, in some liquor, or a spoonful of juice in some wine, taken before the fit comes on, and the person is put to bed, cures quotidians and quartans.
verb
  • hesitate or be reluctant to do something that one thinks may be wrong. - she doesn't scruple to ask her parents for money

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